How to Use sedentary in a Sentence

sedentary

adjective

• The work is very sedentary.
• Editing the dictionary is a sedentary job.
• He became sedentary later on in his life.
• Their health problems were caused by their sedentary lifestyles.
• We simply weren’t meant to be sedentary for so much of the day.
  — Ashira Prossack, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
• Well-fed, sedentary king penguins age faster than wild ones.
  — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
• For the most sedentary results, the rate was 3%.
  — New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
• That’s about four hours a day of being sedentary, slack-jawed, and glassy-eyed.
  — Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2021
• Sick bats also can appear sedentary or flop around on the ground.
  — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2021
• While many bought Peloton bikes, there were a lot of folks who led sedentary lives.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021
• Berber tribes, whether sedentary or nomadic, are renowned for their finery.
  — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2015
• Even the most sedentary kid will get up and get active if a trip to the pool is on the agenda.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2018
• The runner in my photo is now sedentary and unable to stand on his own.
  — John Tlumacki, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
• These two positions added up to over a third of the Hadza's sedentary time.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2020
• People tend to move less and live more sedentary lifestyles when working from home.
  — Niels Martin Brochner, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
• Hard workouts and sedentary days combine to make our muscles feel tight.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 1 Dec. 2021
• As such, a Necromancer drifts toward the sedentary side of things.
  — Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 5 July 2017
• And the ones who were more likely to go the full seven days were also the more sedentary ones.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2017
• Many of those killed were sedentary farmers, mostly from the Bachama tribe.
  — The Economist, 7 June 2018
• And her lifestyle had turned sedentary, despite having played sports in high school.
  — Michelle Ward Trainor, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2017
• That tends to mean that children spend more time in front of screens, sedentary and often snacking.
  — Kim Tingley, New York Times, 24 June 2021
• An active day will feel better than being sedentary.
  — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
• For the past couple of years, Nsenga has taken his sedentary show on the road.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
• One cause for the drop is that people are becoming more sedentary, the release states.
  — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 8 Jan. 2025
• Being sedentary while aging will cause the heart and blood vessels to stiffen.
  — William Cornwell, The Conversation, 1 Aug. 2025
• Some species in the southern part of the country do not, remaining sedentary year-round.
  — Emma Stein, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
• With the birth of a more sedentary lifestyle, humans had time for something other than their next meal.
  — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
• My husband is 60 pounds overweight and is sedentary with a poor diet.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 June 2021
• That might sound like a bad thing, but any kind of movement is an excellent counter to a sedentary lifestyle.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
• The fine line between rest and recovery, and just being sedentary.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025