paralyzing
Example Sentences
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FARGO, N.D.—Oak Reile was delivering a pallet of washer fluid, cigarettes and candy to a local convenience store in 2020 when he slipped and fell, breaking two vertebrae and paralyzing him from the armpits down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Millions of Americans were facing dangerously cold temperatures Monday in the wake of a massive winter storm that whipped snow and ice across the country, knocking out power and paralyzing transportation.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 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
The two sides had agreed to put further tariff increases on hold until later in the year after months of negotiations and an earlier escalation that raised tariffs on China to 145%, paralyzing trade.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2025
In those first paralyzing moments I didn’t have a clue, just an increasingly sick feeling in my stomach.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
