How to Use immobile in a Sentence

immobile

adjective
  • The accident left her immobile.
  • The tranquilizer made the animal immobile.
  • Now, the shells of clams, snails, and immobile boats litter the lakebed.
    National Geographic, 20 May 2017
  • Now, the shells of clams, snails, and immobile boats litter the lakebed.
    Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 20 May 2017
  • One of the assailants then briefly tried to pull the third, immobile man away, but gave up the attempt and fled.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Then the ligaments and nerves were damaged, and the whole left hand was immobile.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • His legs felt like the trunks of Sequoia trees and his entire left side was immobile.
    Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 20 May 2020
  • With no more than ten feet between us, Death stands immobile, garbed in a dirty, dusty cloak with a hood.
    Theo Zenou, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Now, unable to bend his leg, Kameron is immobile for at least the summer.
    Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 15 June 2022
  • Photos from the scene showed snow pounding down as cars sat immobile in the center of the highway.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Photos from the scene showed snow pounding down as cars sat immobile in the center of the highway.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • That is, if the rider is immobile for more than 15 seconds.
    New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2025
  • When a new dancer enters the space, the others are often lying immobile on the ground.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2022
  • One shot to settle down As adults, corals are immobile.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Mar. 2024
  • One clip showed a large group of people gathered in the snow below a section of the ski lifts, which were immobile.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • One clip showed a large group of people gathered in the snow below a section of the ski lifts, which were immobile.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • At the touch of a button, the seemingly immobile box rises up on wheels, ready to ride.
    Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • At the touch of a button, the seemingly immobile box rises up on wheels, ready to ride.
    Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • El Rivero lives in home for the elderly and has hip problems that have left her immobile.
    Sarah Larimer, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Okay, so these are tiny, immobile workaholic bugs that eat rocks.
    National Geographic, 22 Oct. 2019
  • The roommate was immobile, but cognizant and could yell.
    Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 13 June 2019
  • Many of the residents are too fragile or immobile and cannot climb the stairs of the 14-story building to get to food and water.
    Caitlin Ostroff, miamiherald, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The video shows LaPierre failing to kill the animal with three shots at point-blank range as the animal lies immobile on the ground.
    Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Kim Frey is worried about the health of her 89-year-old mother, who is immobile and lives at Life Care Center.
    Stephanie Elam, CNN, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Calais Campbell played with a thigh injury but looked tight and immobile.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 26 Dec. 2021
  • The question then becomes whether the immobile Goldin would stand as such an alternative.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2026
  • Scales are immobile for much of their life, appearing as small tan to gray bumps.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • Soon, the cold water and the beach itself fill with people, everyone immobile and sore but deeply satisfied.
    E.r. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026
  • More often than not, a towel was used to cover his immobile hand.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
  • This left the vessel listing and immobile, as social media video of the boat shows.
    Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026

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