How to Use paralyze in a Sentence

paralyze

verb
Definition of paralyzenext
Synonyms for paralyzenext
  • The snake's venom paralyzed the mouse.
  • The air strikes have paralyzed the city's transportation system.
  • The company was paralyzed by debt.
  • Did the praise help you with the next project, or paralyze you?
    — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2020
  • The second drug paralyzes the muscles, and the third stops the heart.
    — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The first deep freeze in a decade paralyzed Texas from the Panhandle to the Gulf.
    — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The disease left Paul paralyzed from the neck down and unable to breathe on his own.
    — Mira Cheng, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Most of the time, we’re paralyzed by fear: What happens if….
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In the worst of cases, dachshunds can even be paralyzed due to back injuries.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • One was paralyzed from the chest down, his mother told CNN.
    — Janet Lorin, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
  • After a few games, some of the players were paralyzed by fear.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The shooting left Theard paralyzed from the neck down until his death.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 9 May 2023
  • In 2010, Melanie Reid fell off a horse and was paralyzed below the shoulders.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2024
  • The rare virus affects nerves in the face and ear and left Bieber’s face partially paralyzed.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
  • She is photographed in profile, to hide the side of her face that had been paralyzed by a recent stroke.
    — Lonnie G. Bunch Iii, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The standoff paralyzed most of the operations of the House for days.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The pair decided to research the nature of the venom that the snails used to paralyze their tiny fish prey.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The shooting paralyzed Ortiz, 43, from the waist down, forcing him to use a wheelchair.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The bullet severed her spinal chord, paralyzing her from the waist down.
    — Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The important thing is not to let that fear paralyze you or hold you back from achieving your goals.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • But a bad wreck derailed all of that, leaving Wickens paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 July 2024
  • Jenkins and Parker were staying at the home of Kristi Walley, who had been paralyzed as a teen.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • But without a gust of wind to push you off or a friend to encourage you to jump, your fear keeps you paralyzed, trapped in the less-ideal state at the top of the cliff.
    — Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
  • Bomb fragments severed her spinal cord and paralyzed her from the waist down, doctors said.
    — Samar Abu Elouf Samar Abu Elouf, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • After her cat was paralyzed, Celesia set out to find a way to heal him.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The family said the shooting left the teen, a cheerleader at Lincoln High School, paralyzed from the waist down.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Jones says that these new bills are meant to paralyze voting rights activists.
    — Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Not only that, but a space that's safe for Jim, who was paralyzed from the waist down on the job, but has since regained his ability to walk.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2020
  • When a higher voltage is released, the prey is paralyzed.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • He is paralyzed from the waist down, wheelchair-bound and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
    — Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

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