immobilize

A single freeze-up can knock out an entire weapons platform or immobilize a convoy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025

“Once they’ve captured their prey, they immobilize it with a very sticky mucus or slime.”

From National Geographic ● Aug. 4, 2023

Wildlife conflict specialists responded to the scene and contacted a local veterinarian about possible treatment, but the lion died before the team could immobilize it for capture, Daly said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were immobilize and mobilize.

From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

“Enough snow. Don’t want to immobilize the city, do we?”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

"Whether it immobilizes us, or instead we denounce and shout to the world what is happening."

From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026

Still today, the pit attracts and inadvertently immobilizes mammals, birds and insects like “flies on flypaper,” according to Bird Center’s statement on the incident.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

Rb1 Nd6, and the beautifully placed Black knight immobilizes the proud White center and keeps the White rook from invading.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2021

Fukuyama and a virus that immobilizes people into teeth-chattering zombies — are as haunting as the villainous Shadow King, played by Audrey Plaza, who at times also appears as a nightmarishly pale, obese figure.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2018

The amebocytes of starfish were recently found to contain a material that immobilizes the macrophages of mammals, resembling a product of immune lymphocytes in higher forms.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Without her devotion and interpretive intuition, the voice inside the immobilized body would have gone unheard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

The injuries observed suggest that orcas may have developed a refined technique to trigger this immobilized state while reducing the risk of being bitten.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

When Campos asked why the agent had immobilized his vehicle, the agent replied, “I’m not going to argue with you, bro. You did what you did, I did what I did.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025

I don't have the privilege of being immobilized, so since Wednesday morning I've been working on what I can do to help the situation in any way that I possibly can.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2024

Kind of hard to do when you’re immobilized in time.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Zelda Williams took to Twitter to share that the Oscar winner, who died at 63 in 2014, likely would have supported the SAG-AFTRA strike that’s currently immobilizing Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

The cars are not equipped with push-button ignitions and immobilizing anti-theft devices.

From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023

Ms. Yellen, a former central banker who initially had reservations about immobilizing the assets, said that while the concept was being studied, she believed that seizing the funds would violate U.S. law.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2022

His knee was in an immobilizing brace when he came back to the Crimson Tide bench.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

The hunter had two rifles with him: one with real bullets, the other with immobilizing darts.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel