How to Use paralyzed in a Sentence

paralyzed

adjective
  • The crash left him paralyzed from the neck down.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Reeve is now paralyzed from the neck down after a fall from his horse.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Braswell was hit in the spine and paralyzed from that day forward.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2024
  • She was shot in the back and chest, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Mullins was left paralyzed and died two years later.
    — Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Wallace was shot five times and became paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Donica Phifer, Axios, 13 July 2024
  • And that left me paralyzed from pretty much the nipples down.
    — Cat Jaffee, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Samuelson has been left paralyzed from the chest down due to the bullet lodged in his spine.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Feeling paralyzed in your job search?
    — Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Sure enough, last month, a little boy not quite one year old became paralyzed in both of his legs.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Wallace was shot leaving a party and is now paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Robbers shot him in the back nearly two decades ago, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.
    — Fred Clasen-Kelly, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The economy has been almost paralyzed for well over a year.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • Four of the shots by Sheskey hit Blake's back, leaving him paralyzed.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2023
  • His Neuralink brain-chip startup may let the paralyzed walk again.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
  • One of the bullets hit the teen’s spine, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, his mother said.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
  • Disney seems paralyzed with Star Wars right now.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Wallace survived the attack, which left him paralyzed in both legs.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The men who attacked her were strangers, and the shooting left her paralyzed at 35.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Bustillo’s spinal cord was severed, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The country’s banking system is paralyzed and food prices have soared.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
  • In addition, the left side of his face became paralyzed.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The fluffy white rescue dog is partially paralyzed and must use a wheelchair as his back legs.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Robotic suits that help paralyzed people walk.
    — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Carey died while trying to rescue a paralyzed elderly man from a house fire.
    — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • That health catastrophe left him with a paralyzed arm and leg, as well as almost total loss of speech.
    — Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 19 June 2024
  • People become paralyzed by choice and the risk of wasting time on something bad.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The waves will carry the paralyzed bodies to the shore, and even dead jellyfish have been known to sting.
    — New Atlas, 30 June 2026
  • The larva will hatch and eat the paralyzed cicada.
    — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Heming, Asle and Ingvild on the back seat, more or less paralyzed by the monotony.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024

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