paralyze
verb (used with object)
to affect with paralysis.
paralyzed
Example Sentences
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PARIS—The yellow-vest protest movement paralyzed Paris eight years ago, as hundreds of thousands of people from rural France took to the streets to demand lower fuel prices and higher wages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
The movement that paralyzed Paris eight years ago is joining a widening collection of protest groups challenging authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
When the New York Stock Exchange reopened on Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, it signaled the world that America’s financial markets wouldn’t be paralyzed by terrorism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
She then jumped out of a second-story window, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down and using a wheelchair.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
And if you are given too many choices, if you are forced to consider much more than your unconscious is comfortable with, you get paralyzed.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
