palsied

Example Sentences

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He struggled with palsied hands to shield his exposed body with a thin towel.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2021

In front of a billion or so viewers, Witz was palsied with pleasure.

From Time • Mar. 3, 2014

On the spot, they decide to liberate Claude from the company of the palsied, demented, and wheelchair bound.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2013

Clutching its credit card in hands palsied with anticipation, Lost in Showbiz catches its breath long enough to advise: don't all subscribe at once, you'll crash their server!

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2011

And they were completely unmoved by his angry contempt: “You, standing palsied at the gate of death and yet afraid to die!”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton