suspended animation
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
‘The Matrix films were based on the idea that machine-addicted humans would put their bodies in suspended animation.’
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
As William “Buck” Rogers, Gerard played a 20th century astronaut who had come out of suspended animation 500 years in the future, only to discover a planet in ruins.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
The host of life on ice includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, even microscopic animals like nematodes, some dead and some alive in suspended animation.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2025
Tardigrades' ability to survive being dried out has puzzled scientists, as the creatures do so in a manner that appears to differ from a number of other organisms with the ability to enter suspended animation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024
In the months to come, because one did have to keep on walking, one desperately wanted to believe nothing had changed during those years of suspended animation.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
