How to Use paralysis in a Sentence

paralysis

noun

• The whole country is in a state of paralysis.
• The disease causes a paralysis of the legs.
• They are trying to end the political paralysis that has been gripping the country.
• The bullet lodged in his spine has caused paralysis from the chest down.
  — NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
• This leads to paralysis and then the end of lung function.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2023
• But the virus can infect the brain or spinal cord and cause paralysis and sometimes death.
  — Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
• So far, it’s been two weeks of paralysis and the folks creating the mess seem willing to wait.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Oct. 2023
• Thomas’ case shows how far paralysis research has advanced in the last few decades.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 28 July 2023
• In the two years since the coup, the country has been torn by violence and economic paralysis.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN, 27 Mar. 2023
• First, paralysis between the two parties threatened the first-ever U.S. default on the nation's debt in the first half of 2023.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2023
• The disease, which causes paralysis, strikes many patients in the prime of life and often leads to death within two to five years.
  — Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The episode was never aired, but the trailer made for good sleep paralysis demon content on its own.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2023
• The thumbs up gesture became the symbol of the Mike Utley Foundation, which works to find a cure to paralysis.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN, 4 Jan. 2023
• As the case drags on, there are worries that the investigation could go cold, leaving the town in a state of paralysis.
  — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
• Lin tells them that most sick chickens will be lethargic with a twisted neck and paralysis.
  — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2023
• All of the contenders for the best socks on Amazon can quickly lead to decision paralysis.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2023
• Giffords, who was shot in the head, survived, but has lived with paralysis and aphasia ever since.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
• But not annoyed enough to ask Kai to consult on a woman who slipped and fell in her tub, resulting in paralysis.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have both faced claims that their drugs can cause stomach paralysis.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2023
• Victoria Feige grew up as an avid surfer, but a spinal cord injury at age 18 left her with partial paralysis from the waist down.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2024
• Yes, for some quarterbacks, paralysis by analysis can kick in on the field.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
• In December 2019, she was diagnosed with a tumor in her spinal cord that could have led to paralysis.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 10 Feb. 2023
• In the first week of my last job, I was handed a spreadsheet that became my personal sleep paralysis demon.
  — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2023
• Polyneuropathy can lead to paralysis, and the symptoms are spreading.
  — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
• For example, dasatinib (the D in D+Q) has a host of side effects ranging from nosebleeds to fainting to paralysis.
  — Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Dec. 2022
• That neurological injury would be caused by the fracture pushing back into the spinal canal where the spinal cord is and with that comes paralysis.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2023
• In the end, however, the paralysis from the six-week Republican walkout was muted.
  — oregonlive, 25 June 2023
• High-enough doses can cause muscle paralysis and death.
  — Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2023
• Instead of barbed wire and secret police, there’s paralysis.
  — Howard Hampton, Spin, 21 Sep. 2023
• After two weeks of paralysis in the House, some members are growing frustrated.
  — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024