Explore Paralyzing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Paralyzing meaning
That paralyzes.
Using Paralyzing
- The main meaning on this page is: That paralyzes.
- In the example corpus, paralyzing often appears in combinations such as: and paralyzing, the paralyzing, paralyzing the.
Context around Paralyzing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Paralyzing
- In this selection, "paralyzing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feel, side, spine, fear, daily and thinking stand out and add context to how "paralyzing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include can feel paralyzing and anatolian side paralyzing daily life. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "paralyzing" sits close to words such as aachen, abayomi and abbots, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with paralyzing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It can be paralyzing thinking about all the things I am not doing. (13 words)
However, the statistics do not support the paralyzing fear I see around me. (13 words)
As someone with perfectionist tendencies, she says posting quick and frequent social media snippets can feel paralyzing. (17 words)
Jacob Blake Sr., whose son, Jacob Jr., was shot multiple times in the back in August by a Kenosha, Wis., police officer, partially paralyzing him, told the crowd he drove eight hours in a show of support for Taylor’s kin. (41 words)
When Kosowski was arrested March 25, investigators said he had $280,000 in cash, masks, duct tape, firearms, a ballistic vest with “EMS” written on it, law enforcement patches and a vial of succinylcholine, which is a paralyzing drug. (39 words)
He fuels the conflict between Miyagi-do and Cobra Kai at every chance, and if teachers are to be blamed for the actions of their students, then Daniel is at least somewhat responsible for Robby temporarily paralyzing Miguel. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
And then came last week’s backlash from the right, paralyzing the House floor and leaving McCarthy’s leadership team sniping at one another over who was to blame.
As of the morning of Sept. 29, downpours hit the region on the Anatolian side, paralyzing daily life and causing serious damage.
However, this all came to an end once Joker shot her in the spine, paralyzing her from the waist down.
It can be paralyzing thinking about all the things I am not doing.
It takes me a second to grasp what he’s trying to convey: that this paralyzing fear of getting pregnant is what made Andrew consider he might be transgender.
Pandirna is in need of help, as a potion that she took turned out to be some kind of paralyzing agent.
When Kosowski was arrested March 25, investigators said he had $280,000 in cash, masks, duct tape, firearms, a ballistic vest with “EMS” written on it, law enforcement patches and a vial of succinylcholine, which is a paralyzing drug.
As someone with perfectionist tendencies, she says posting quick and frequent social media snippets can feel paralyzing.
He fuels the conflict between Miyagi-do and Cobra Kai at every chance, and if teachers are to be blamed for the actions of their students, then Daniel is at least somewhat responsible for Robby temporarily paralyzing Miguel.
In his address, Yoon accused the Democratic Party of sympathizing with Pyongyang and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.
It also keeps a lot of aspiring entrepreneurs stuck in perfectionism because the fear of judgment, rejection, and failure can feel paralyzing.
Sometimes, even in the study of the language, it becomes paralyzing and engendered that is the culture in which to philosophize.
The thought of walking across a cafeteria can be paralyzing, or speaking in front of a class be horrifying.
Along with our city partners and fantastic Medical Reserve Corps volunteers, we need you, community members, to help share accurate information and dispel the fear that can be insidious and paralyzing.
A white officer shot Blake in the back seven times, paralyzing him from the waist down, Aug. 23. The shooting sparked several nights of protests that turned violent.
However, the statistics do not support the paralyzing fear I see around me.
In short, Frank Williams suffered a paralyzing road accident after going to the airport after a testing session in 1986, nine years after founding the team.
It must be paralyzing, this inability to stop kicking the tires and just get on with it.
Jacob Blake Sr., whose son, Jacob Jr., was shot multiple times in the back in August by a Kenosha, Wis., police officer, partially paralyzing him, told the crowd he drove eight hours in a show of support for Taylor’s kin.
News of the mounting deaths of family members created a paralyzing feeling for immigrants in the U.S. who knew that they couldn’t risk traveling to the endemic countries abroad.
Common combinations with paralyzing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and paralyzing 5×
- the paralyzing 5×
- paralyzing the 4×
- be paralyzing 3×
- paralyzing fear 3×
- paralyzing and 3×
- of paralyzing 2×
- is paralyzing 2×
- feel paralyzing 2×
- paralyzing him 2×