paralyze

Example Sentences

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Bobby probably doesn’t remember the millions of people who were paralyzed or killed by polio before the vaccine was available.

From Salon

One of the lawsuits that Lu filed in Mauritius prompted a court there to freeze Afrinic’s bank accounts in July 2021, effectively paralyzing the organization and eventually sending it into receivership.

From The Wall Street Journal

When she got pregnant in 2021, her heart was already weakened by Graves’ disease and she was still recovering from a rare neurological illness that had left her partially paralyzed.

From Los Angeles Times

The move spares residents from a hike in electricity prices and restores certainty to an energy sector long paralyzed by regulatory whiplash.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the rounds severed Carrillo’s spine, leaving him permanently paralyzed.

From Los Angeles Times