paralyzing
Example Sentences
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Paz is facing paralyzing country-wide protests and calls for his resignation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
It’s a paralyzing realization, she argued, being confronted with “the limits of our body and perspectives — the limits of our very lives.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
The siblings begin to awaken to the possibility of their liberation, from both the Communist regime and the paralyzing taboos of their aristocratic upbringing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
For Tamma and Dan, this is likened to fighting through the paralyzing obstacles of poverty and family pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Lying on a cot, Shadrack could only stare helplessly at the wall, so paralyzing was the pain in his head.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
