How to Use immobilize in a Sentence

immobilize

verb

• Doctors immobilized her wrist by putting it in a cast.
• I was immobilized by fear.
• While waiting for help, keep the bite area immobilized and below heart level to slow the spread of venom.
  — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
• Running back Javonte Williams came over to check on him, but after a time on the ground the medical staff placed Badie on a stretcher and immobilized him.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2024
• The car was left at the scene as it was immobilized, Cox said.
  — Molly Hudson, azcentral, 14 July 2019
• The toe then has to be immobilized so the fracture can heal.
  — Samantha Lauriello, Health.com, 5 June 2019
• The hit left Green immobilized on his back for close to 10 minutes.
  — Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2019
• The right side of Romer’s body was immobilized, but her mind was running at full speed.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
• When the news first broke of her passing, I was immobilized.
  — Priyanka Chopra, Time, 1 Mar. 2018
• He was tended to by paramedics, who immobilized him on a sled and carted him off the course.
  — Karen Crouse, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018
• In the searing heat, the air lines on the fire truck blew, locking the brakes and immobilizing the vehicle.
  — Lauren Williams, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2020
• Dixson faces one charge of use of tear gas to immobilize.
  — CBS News, 20 May 2017
• The hand and wrist are then splinted to immobilize them, though the fingers can remain free.
  — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
• If the electric shock was too weak, the fish were merely immobilized.
  — Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018
• With the shooter immobilized, thoughts again turned to Scalise.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 14 June 2017
• Buxton’s left arm will be immobilized in a sling for six weeks.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
• Their role is to bring the shooter to the ground and immobilize his arms and legs until police arrive.
  — Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2019
• Hayward had his left leg immobilized with a cast and was taken off the court on a gurney.
  — Noel Harris, sacbee, 17 Oct. 2017
• Mukasey: —with Bill Clinton, and that kind of immobilized her.
  — WSJ, 16 Jan. 2017
• But rather than be immobilized by our good fortune, let’s make a plan.
  — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• His neck was immobilized and about five minutes later, the stretcher left the ice.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2018
• She was placed on a stretcher with her knee immobilized and made a heart sign with her hands while being carted off the field.
  — Jeré Longman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023
• If the forearm is the issue, make sure the wrist and elbow are both immobilized but that the elbow is bent and the hand rests in a curved position.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 11 Feb. 2020
• Officials say Jones fled the area on foot after the crash as his car was immobilized.
  — Perry Vandell, azcentral, 15 July 2019
• The thumb was immobilized in a splint for several days.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
• The fierce winds and heavy snow that can immobilize a region during a blizzard also can lead to some of the most deadly storms.
  — Fox News, 7 Feb. 2020
• The stings are designed to drive off predators or immobilize prey.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
• The former Tottenham and Barcelona star was in tears as the medical staff rushed him off the field with his leg immobilized.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 29 Sep. 2019
• The stress sometimes showed up in migraines that would immobilize her.
  — Washington Post, 29 June 2021
• To fix a broken bone on any animal, the break must be immobilized.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 25 May 2023

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024