Example Sentences

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The idea of finding a new passion is paralyzing, but asking yourself what you’re interested in and finding a small step you can take in the direction of exploring that interest feels much more manageable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

Action by transport workers is paralyzing subway and other traffic in Brussels.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

Twenty-three countries, most of them in Africa, are now battling vaccine-derived outbreaks, and the vaccine virus is paralyzing more children than the wild type.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 10, 2020

“The refusal to address or to hold senior leaders accountable is paralyzing this agency,” Mark Livingston, a program manager in the TSA’s Office of the Chief Risk Officer, testified.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2016

The pain that spreads through me is paralyzing.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender