paralyses
- plural of paralysis.
Example Sentences
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“This paralyses freedom of expression and media freedom, as well as impeding the free flow of information,” she wrote in a letter seen by Reuters.
From Reuters ● May 6, 2022
Sometimes these compounds act as deterrents: nicotine, for example, is produced by some plants and paralyses insects, whereas caffeine suppresses their appetite.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2020
Nothing proved more vividly the maxim that technology renders civilisation fragile than the great traffic paralyses of the late seventies.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2019
In a recent Australian-made TV political thriller called Secret City, a cyber-attack paralyses the country's air traffic control system.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2016
It paralyses the voice and it will not cry.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden
