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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Delirious, immobile, and unable to sleep as alarms outside his bed rang nonstop, the older man spiraled downward before he was moved to a hospital room.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
The tornado also derailed several railcars, completely flipping them off the tracks and rendering the train immobile.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Apr. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
The tornado also derailed several railcars, completely flipping them off the tracks and rendering the train immobile.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immobile. Accessed 29 May. 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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