1
: a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: such as
a
: slowing of the current of circulating blood
b
: reduced motility of the intestines with retention of feces
2
a
: a state of static balance or equilibrium : stagnation
b
: a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary change in a lineage occurs
plural -stases
1
: stoppage : slowing
hemostasis
bacteriostasis
2
: stable state
homeostasis
Examples of stasis in a Sentence
Noun
The country is in economic stasis.
His art was characterized by bursts of creativity followed by long periods of stasis.
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Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The feud in Loving County is marked by both intensity and stasis, with the two sides locked in a small-town version of trench warfare.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Amid the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland—where coalition building and global cooperation are usually central themes—Trump unfurled a Western Hemisphere First school of thought that has roots in a Cold War understanding of geopolitical stasis.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The balance between stasis and movement is central to most of these tracks, which are typically built around extended tones that twist in place.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The stasis of the story’s first half begins, at last, to shift.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
The feud in Loving County is marked by both intensity and stasis, with the two sides locked in a small-town version of trench warfare.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Amid the World Economic Forum’s confab in Davos, Switzerland—where coalition building and global cooperation are usually central themes—Trump unfurled a Western Hemisphere First school of thought that has roots in a Cold War understanding of geopolitical stasis.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
The balance between stasis and movement is central to most of these tracks, which are typically built around extended tones that twist in place.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for stasis
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stasis. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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