How to Use involuntary muscle in a Sentence

involuntary muscle

noun
  • Hemme was being treated with antipsychotic drugs that had triggered involuntary muscle spasms when she was first questioned.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 July 2024
  • For example, a person is not to be blamed for striking someone if that behavior resulted from an involuntary muscle spasm in the arm.
    — James Ryerson, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • The former nurse suffers from a condition called dystonia, which causes involuntary muscle jerks.
    — al, 15 Nov. 2020
  • Leg cramps, sometimes called charley horses, are sudden, involuntary muscle contractions that cause intense shooting pain that lasts seconds to minutes.
    — Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
  • As the creature’s 14-foot-long body was convulsed by one last set of involuntary muscle contractions, its powerful sharklike tail twitched and stirred the bottom mud.
    — Robert Baker, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Leiomyosarcomas, which affect smooth involuntary muscles and are usually found in the abdomen, tend to be more aggressive and have a higher rate of recurrence.
    — Julie Landry Laviolette, miamiherald, 23 May 2018
  • Nine months before the pandemic hit, Amber nearly died from a series of involuntary muscle contractions.
    — Chris Serres, Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The neurological symptoms can be things such as a shaking head, an inability to stand, involuntary muscle spasms in general.
    — Maddie Bender, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Muscle spasms, or sudden involuntary muscle contractions, are pretty common.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 20 Oct. 2021
  • With spasmodic dysphonia, the area of your brain responsible for involuntary muscle movement, called the basal ganglia, is affected.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Some shootings occurred because of involuntary muscle reflexes, experts said, or because the officer simply tripped.
    — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019
  • According to experts, the movements are prime examples of myoclonus or myoclonic jerks—involuntary muscle spasms similar to hiccups and epileptic seizures.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The Sesame Workshop said in a statement that the legendary puppeteer lived for some time with dystonia, which causes involuntary muscle contractions.
    — Andrew Dalton, SFChronicle.com, 8 Dec. 2019
  • Your muscles spasm Many people experience some sort of involuntary muscle contractions during, and even after, an orgasm.
    — Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Spinney had been living with dystonia, which causes involuntary muscle contractions, for some time, Sesame Workshop said.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2019
  • The legendary puppeteer lived for some time with dystonia, which causes involuntary muscle contractions, the Sesame Workshop said in a statement.
    — Bloomberg.com, 8 Dec. 2019
  • However, swapping out classic sodium chloride for sodium bromide is a solid way to give yourself acne, involuntary muscle spasms, and paranoid psychosis.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
  • During four separate periods of his career, Langer famously suffered from the yips, involuntary muscle spasms which wreak havoc on a golfer’s ability to play the game.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Focal dystonia, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary muscle spasms, may also cause the twisties.
    — Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Tremors—involuntary muscle contractions—were found to show up as many as 10 years before a Parkinson's diagnosis, becoming more frequent in the two years leading up to one.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Health.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Peterson, who began cross-country skiing at age five, has a neurological condition known as dystonia that causes involuntary muscle contractions in her left arm and leg.
    — Emily Chen-Newton, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
  • As the disease progresses, thinking is severely affected and involuntary muscle jerks, and possibly blindness, appear.
    — Paul Sisson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Its hallmark symptoms include involuntary muscle contractions, tremor and difficulty walking.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In people with this disorder, involuntary muscle contractions or uncontrolled movements develop without warning.
    — Sandra G. Boodman, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The Staab family have two children who suffer from dystonia, which is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions.
    — Mark Heim, AL.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • The system is programmed to respond to and manage abnormal brain signals that contribute to involuntary muscle movements in Parkinson’s, which previous deep brain stimulation systems could not do.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Other side effects include depression, anxiety, skin rash, headache, dizziness, nausea, involuntary muscle twitches, and potentially fatal heart issues.
    — Camela Thompson, STAT, 20 May 2020
  • In some European countries, doctors prescribe it for involuntary muscle jerks, cognitive impairment, dementia, and other conditions.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Sea lions experiencing symptoms such as seizures, disorientation, erratic behavior and involuntary muscle spams are washing up on the shores of beaches along the 155 miles of coastline within the two counties.
    — Marissa Wenzke, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Continuous stimulation causes a treatment imbalance for patients who are often also taking medications to control their involuntary muscle movements.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025

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