palsied

Example Sentences

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In his first annual message to Congress, John Quincy Adams, among the most experienced and intellectually formidable presidents, warned leaders against giving the impression that “we are palsied by the will of our constituents.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2017

Even in his palsied state in the championship rounds of his life, his eyes sparkled and his wit remained as sharp as the punches with which he tormented nearly all of his 61 opponents.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2016

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

The old woman, shrunk by age and time to little bigger than a child, held on to a stick as tall and bent as herself with palsied and swollen-knuckled hands.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman