immobile
adjective
im·mo·bile
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmō-bəl 
-ˌbī(-ə)l,
also -ˌbēl
1
: not moving : motionless
keep the patient immobile
2
: incapable of being moved : fixed
Examples of immobile in a Sentence
The tranquilizer made the animal immobile.
The accident left her immobile.
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Aerial footage taken by ABC Boston affiliate WCVB showed dozens of immobile dolphins lying on the coast on Friday afternoon, many of them covered in wet towels placed there by rescuers to keep the dolphins' skin from drying out.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 June 2024
The car battery in Lewis' vehicle dislodged during the crash and rendered the car immobile and powerless, according to an investigative file obtained by the AP.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 26 June 2024
Some immobile fingers here, difficulty walking there, a bit of balance lost.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 25 June 2024
The victim was immobile as of Friday afternoon and hasn’t been able to shower or eat because medical staff is worried about his ability to swallow.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 June 2024
The car battery in Lewis' vehicle dislodged during the crash and rendered the car immobile and powerless, according to an investigative file obtained by the AP.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 26 June 2024
Some immobile fingers here, difficulty walking there, a bit of balance lost.
—Rich Juzwiak, TIME, 25 June 2024
The victim was immobile as of Friday afternoon and hasn’t been able to shower or eat because medical staff is worried about his ability to swallow.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immobile. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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immobile
adjective
im·mo·bile
(ˈ)im-ˈ(m)ō-bəl
-ˌbēl
-ˌbīl
-ˌbēl
-ˌbīl
1
: incapable of being moved
2
: not moving
keep the patient immobile
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