Examples of dormancy in a Sentence
some volcanoes have eruptive cycles marked by long stretches of dormancy
a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action
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With the cold weather outside these trees have entered dormancy.
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2025
Signs Your Plant Might Be Dead All plants go through stages of dormancy, and some may resemble the same characteristics of plant death.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
Roses planted too late in fall risk heaving from freeze–thaw cycles or suffering root injury before dormancy.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
In the top of the eighth, after a stretch of collective dormancy, Muncy jolted the Dodgers awake by making the most of another hit.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2025
Signs Your Plant Might Be Dead All plants go through stages of dormancy, and some may resemble the same characteristics of plant death.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
Roses planted too late in fall risk heaving from freeze–thaw cycles or suffering root injury before dormancy.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
In the top of the eighth, after a stretch of collective dormancy, Muncy jolted the Dodgers awake by making the most of another hit.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dormancy
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“Dormancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormancy. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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dormancy
noun
dor·man·cy
ˈdȯr-mən-sē 
: the quality or state of being dormant
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