Example Sentences

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Yellow, which formerly went by the name YRC Worldwide, received the $700 million loan during the summer of 2020 as the pandemic was paralyzing the U.S. economy.

From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023

That would be the biggest drop for the index since the spring of 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was paralyzing the global economy.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023

The juxtaposition of her newfound status against all-encompassing grief was paralyzing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023

India, where polio was paralyzing 500 to 1,000 children per day in the 1990s, eliminated the disease in 2014.

From Scientific American • Oct. 23, 2019

I loved them for not giving up on me because charting this unknown territory on a leap of faith at times was paralyzing.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad