inactivity

Example Sentences

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If music helps people tolerate exercise more easily and stay active longer, it may help reduce some of the health risks associated with low fitness levels and physical inactivity.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The oil market’s initial inactivity on Monday and early Tuesday suggested traders maybe don’t believe Trump will hold to his deadline.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Those aged 16 to 17 are more likely to be in full-time education, resulting in a lower employment rate and a higher economic inactivity rate than for 18 to 24-year-olds.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The long periods of inactivity may have affected Banks’ confidence, which apparently was not very strong to begin with.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

The man with the twisted face pointed and his closest companion, a podgy, pallid man, started forward, but a moment later they had relaxed into their previous state of inactivity, looking frustrated and disappointed.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling