immobile

Example Sentences

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"Haven't stood on my feet in over a week... been in a hospital bed immobile since my race," she said in a social media post.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The 20-year-old was initially diagnosed with tonsillitis and prescribed antibiotics, however his condition deteriorated and he became immobile with severe leg pain.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

A mosquito spots the eminent man and zooms over to wheedle in his ear, but Bashō remains immobile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Many of those who died were reportedly immobile.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Next time I was praying in church—on my knees, immobile, silent before Christ on the Cross—the image of this callisthenic communion with God in the middle of bags of flour kept coming to my mind.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel