How to Use paralyzed in a Sentence

paralyzed

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• Braswell was hit in the spine and paralyzed from that day forward.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
• Reeve is now paralyzed from the neck down after a fall from his horse.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
• Four of the shots by Sheskey hit Blake's back, leaving him paralyzed.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
• Heming, Asle and Ingvild on the back seat, more or less paralyzed by the monotony.
  — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
• The 11-month-old, who is paralyzed, is the first case of polio identified in Gaza in 25 years.
  — Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
• And that left me paralyzed from pretty much the nipples down.
  — Cat Jaffee, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2023
• This is only an ice storm, and the city is almost paralyzed.
  — Alyssa Fernandez, Dallas News, 14 Feb. 2021
• He was paralyzed and has been bound to a wheelchair ever since.
  — The Courier-Journal, 25 Apr. 2023
• Wallace was shot five times and became paralyzed from the waist down.
  — Donica Phifer, Axios, 13 July 2024
• An uncle of the paralyzed boy asked Brooks to visit him in the hospital.
  — Ella McCarthy, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
• Sure enough, last month, a little boy not quite one year old became paralyzed in both of his legs.
  — Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
• Wallace was shot leaving a party and is now paralyzed from the waist down.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
• Video of the transport shows Cox, who was handcuffed, hit his head on the back wall of the van after an abrupt stop, leaving him paralyzed.
  — Sara Smart, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
• The 26-year-old man was left paralyzed, Allen’s relatives told the Daily News.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
• If one thing goes down, the system can become paralyzed.
  — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2023
• And for nearly 25 years the amendment was perceived as a threat to, and all but paralyzed, the CDC's support and study of gun violence.
  — Christine Spolar, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
• In a modern world that moves so fast and in such a volatile way, some might feel paralyzed by the idea of making such a profound change in their late thirties.
  — Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
• After being shot in the head, Brady survived but was partially paralyzed for the rest of his life.
  — Marin Cogan, Vox, 16 July 2024
• Video during the transport shows Cox, who was handcuffed, hit his neck and back on the back wall of the van after an abrupt stop, leaving him paralyzed.
  — Michelle Watson, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
• The country’s banking system is paralyzed and food prices have soared.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
• Monday, one of the men, 25-year-old Jordan Chatman, died from injuries that court records say left him paralyzed and forced his jaw to be wired shut.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
• That health catastrophe left him with a paralyzed arm and leg, as well as almost total loss of speech.
  — Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 19 June 2024
• Video shows Hinds, who is paralyzed from the middle of his chest down, shifting himself from the chair’s edge to the edge of the stage floor, and then using his arms to pull his legs onto the stage.
  — Andy Rose, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
• Carter attempted to run and was shot in the spine, becoming paralyzed.
  — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2022
• The 25-year-old’s spinal cord was nearly severed from the hit, ending his career and leaving him paralyzed.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Jan. 2023
• Wallace survived the attack, which left him paralyzed in both legs.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
• Who said what Gaza's first case of polio in 25 years was confirmed last week in a 10-month-old boy who is now partially paralyzed.
  — Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 30 Aug. 2024
• During the performance, a lighting rig above the stage got knocked loose in a wind storm and fell on Mayfield, leaving him paralyzed.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
• Those tasks may sound easy, but there’s a catch: The athletes, who are all paralyzed from the neck down, will attempt to complete them using only the power of their thoughts.
  — Dana MacKenzie, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
• Mackey recalls feeling paralyzed by a mix of emotions—confusion, fear, anger, and self-doubt—when images of Brown's body lying in the street began circulating.
  — Delano Massey, Axios, 12 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024