atrophied
Example Sentences
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When we met him, he meandered across the field, atrophied by lack of exercise, sat on my foot and looked up with a hopeful demeanor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Our democratic muscles have atrophied, and I hope they can be reinvigorated before it's too late.
From Salon • May 5, 2025
Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
Last month, the nonprofit Long Beach Post, which expertly covered the port city while the Press-Telegram atrophied, laid off nearly everyone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
His senses must have been blunted and atrophied with money and the getting of it.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
