Wondering how to use Paralysis in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as palsy or dysfunction.
Paralysis in a sentence
Paralysis meaning
- The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.
- A state of being unable to act.
Synonyms of Paralysis
Using Paralysis
- The main meaning on this page is: The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs. | A state of being unable to act.
- Useful related words include: palsy, dysfunction, disfunction.
- In the example corpus, paralysis often appears in combinations such as: paralysis and, paralysis in, political paralysis.
Context around Paralysis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Paralysis
- In this selection, "paralysis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sleep, facial, lifelong, citation and jadibuti stand out and add context to how "paralysis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and muscle paralysis citation in and birds flaccid paralysis is usually. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "paralysis" sits close to words such as alterations, assortment and bushes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with paralysis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
If the symptoms go untreated, paralysis or even death are possible. (11 words)
Bell’s palsy is the sudden onset of one-sided facial paralysis. (12 words)
Facial paralysis can disrupt eye closure, the smile and lower lip movement. (12 words)
Brazilians, on the other hand, are more likely to blame sleep paralysis on a demon called Pisadeira, a witch-like creature with sharp fingernails that walks on people's stomachs when they are sleeping on their backs. (37 words)
Democracy advocates and groups had called for a “Day of Paralysis” in protest against the disputed bill, with as many as 500,000 people expected to participate in rallies across the country, according to Israeli media. (36 words)
However, the same forces that drove the paralysis in Congress are here, too: an extreme, nationalistic right-wing populism that shuns reason and simple common sense in favour of making a splash on Twitter. (34 words)
Do you have any tips to help me get over my decision paralysis? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
Polio can cause lifelong paralysis and up to 10% of children who have paralysis from polio die, as the virus affects the muscles that allow them to breathe, the CDC notes.
Reported symptoms include anorexia, refusal to drink, vomiting, pupillary dilation, and muscle paralysis. citation In poultry and wild birds, flaccid paralysis is usually seen in the legs, wings, neck and eyelids.
After that, someone will experience paralysis or weakness on one side of the face.
Bell’s palsy is the sudden onset of one-sided facial paralysis.
Brazilians, on the other hand, are more likely to blame sleep paralysis on a demon called Pisadeira, a witch-like creature with sharp fingernails that walks on people's stomachs when they are sleeping on their backs.
But psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Lindsay Browning said it is likely as a result of sleep paralysis.
Democracy advocates and groups had called for a “Day of Paralysis” in protest against the disputed bill, with as many as 500,000 people expected to participate in rallies across the country, according to Israeli media.
Do you have any tips to help me get over my decision paralysis?
Facial paralysis can disrupt eye closure, the smile and lower lip movement.
For example, Synchron has already enrolled its first US patient in a clinical trial, putting the company’s implant on a path toward possible regulatory approval for wider use in people with paralysis.
From minor skin infections to heart diseases, neurological disorders, high blood pressure and paralysis, jadibuti (herbs) from the hills are traditionally seen as the perfect cure.
Hakeem was facing the threat of disability from abnormal bone healing and wrist-drop, which is paralysis of the muscles that enable hand function.
Her body shut down, and her L-5 vertebrae collapsed and caused partial paralysis on her left side and neuropathy in her legs and feet.
His parents were warned he might not make it through the emergency surgery to remove the blood clot that was compressing his spinal cord and causing him to go into paralysis.
However, the same forces that drove the paralysis in Congress are here, too: an extreme, nationalistic right-wing populism that shuns reason and simple common sense in favour of making a splash on Twitter.
If humans dread the horrors they script themselves, introducing a simulated reality where earthlings face their most morbidly personalized fears, could instill global chaotic paralysis.
If the symptoms go untreated, paralysis or even death are possible.
If you have sleep paralysis and you feel very anxious or scared to go to sleep, or are very tired all the time, you should speak to a GP.
In addition to flulike symptoms, polio was known to cause muscle stiffness and paralysis.
In fact, Basim's struggle with the Djinni comes from a real-world experience of Beaulieu's: sleep paralysis.
Common combinations with paralysis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- paralysis and 28×
- paralysis in 19×
- political paralysis 14×
- the paralysis 11×
- paralysis is 10×
- of paralysis 10×
- and paralysis 10×
- facial paralysis 8×
- sleep paralysis 8×
- paralysis of 8×