Example Sentences

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You know, that thing that occasionally incapacitates him with guilt.

From Salon • May 15, 2023

“I said to Ginzburg, ‘Why don’t we ask a few psychiatrists whether a nervous breakdown incapacitates someone for public office?’”

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

Unless boxers are allowed to fight until one physically incapacitates the other — which is the way they actually competed at the ancient Olympic Games in 688 B.C. — decisions are an unfortunate necessity.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2021

“Most experts agree that if a GMD or EMP incapacitates an electrical grid, the grid will likely remain in a failed state from weeks to months,” the report said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2018

As men grow older and gain in weight, the lack of exercise in their sedentary lives incapacitates their muscles for activities of many kinds.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)