had paralyzed
- past perfect of paralyze.
Example Sentences
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“Not only had this patrol set a new record for ships sunk, but it had paralyzed Japanese shipping” in the area, Mr. Clavin writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
On Sunday, speaking at a news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, President Biden referred to how the balloon incident had paralyzed the already frosty exchanges between Washington and Beijing.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
One man had a cancer that had paralyzed the left side of his face, the result of what had once been an easily treatable basal cell carcinoma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
He realized he had been feeling shame about his mental illness that had paralyzed him.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2019
There were tiny babies with club feet, children who had paralyzed limbs from polio, adolescents dying from muscular dystrophy.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
