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He plays Mr. Williams, a buttoned-up, almost catatonically reticent bureaucrat in post-World War II London who, upon learning that he is dying, decides finally to live.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

At home, I've catatonically made many meals, one of which really spoke to me.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2022

But the one thing I have never forgotten is that I am almost catatonically disconnected.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2011

“Step into my mind,” he seems to be saying, as he stammers or curls his lip or blinks catatonically.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2010

The unseeing Sisson stiffens catatonically in his chair and may just possibly be in his death throes.

From Time Magazine Archive