Examples of immobilize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In more than 15 of those cases, police requested or suggested that emergency medical workers inject sedatives, such as ketamine or midazolam, to temporarily immobilize someone for transport. John Seewer and Reese Dunklin, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2024 The ship’s crew of 23 Filipinos and two Russians as well as four private security guards were rescued by a French destroyer the day after the attack, but the Sounion itself is immobilized, currently anchored between the coasts of Eritrea and Yemen. Joshua Keating, Vox, 13 Sep. 2024 In people with the dream behavior disorder called RBD, the brakes that normally immobilize them during REM sleep are lifted. Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2023 When Hester was 10, Brown was involved in a serious car accident that left her immobilized for weeks. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for immobilize 

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“Immobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobilize. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

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