How to Use sedentary in a Sentence

sedentary

adjective
  • The work is very sedentary.
  • Editing the dictionary is a sedentary job.
  • He became sedentary later on in his life.
  • Their health problems were caused by their sedentary lifestyles.
  • We simply weren’t meant to be sedentary for so much of the day.
    Ashira Prossack, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Even the most sedentary kid will get up and get active if a trip to the pool is on the agenda.
    Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2018
  • And sedentary lifestyles are the norm in the Western world, most of us are sitting for about 80% of the day.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
  • That’s about four hours a day of being sedentary, slack-jawed, and glassy-eyed.
    Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 19 Jan. 2021
  • These two positions added up to over a third of the Hadza's sedentary time.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2020
  • And the ones who were more likely to go the full seven days were also the more sedentary ones.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2017
  • As such, a Necromancer drifts toward the sedentary side of things.
    Steven Strom, Ars Technica, 5 July 2017
  • Talking about the Cruise In Shoes 5K fun run – a cool way to start a day of, well, sedentary standing.
    Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2017
  • While many bought Peloton bikes, there were a lot of folks who led sedentary lives.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Many of those killed were sedentary farmers, mostly from the Bachama tribe.
    The Economist, 7 June 2018
  • The muscles in the backs of the legs become shortened due to sitting and a sedentary lifestyle.
    Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2020
  • The move transformed the tidal estuary at the heart of the city into a sedentary river.
    Courtney Humphries, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • In the older sedentary people, the output of new T cells from the thymus glands was low.
    Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2018
  • That has caused me to become very sedentary pretty much all day and night.
    Casey Johnston, SELF, 18 Sep. 2018
  • The runner in my photo is now sedentary and unable to stand on his own.
    John Tlumacki, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023
  • This would be true for a bodybuilder and a sedentary non-athlete of the same weight, height, and age, Heymsfield notes.
    Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Sick bats also can appear sedentary or flop around on the ground.
    oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2021
  • But a grey future is no excuse for a sedentary present.
    The Economist, 5 Apr. 2018
  • That tends to mean that children spend more time in front of screens, sedentary and often snacking.
    Kim Tingley, New York Times, 24 June 2021
  • The study found 75% live a sedentary lifestyle and 40% are considered obese.
    John D. Stoll, WSJ, 21 June 2019
  • Some species in the southern part of the country do not, remaining sedentary year-round.
    Emma Stein, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Patrick Bisch, who co-owns The Open Bottle, said the craft beer lifestyle can too often be sedentary.
    Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2022
  • After all, Afremow says, no one was born to be sedentary.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Being sedentary takes a toll on our lower body as well.
    Alyssa Ages, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
  • My wife is 100% sedentary and wants no part of any of these activities that could keep us both healthy.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
  • With the birth of a more sedentary lifestyle, humans had time for something other than their next meal.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023

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