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How to use the word paralyze in a Sentence?

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I think it would paralyze the economy, i think it would shock the economic markets in a way we’ve never seen before.

– Chris Cuomo

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The Democrats are going to rue the day. If they go forward with this, they are going to rue the day because the nuclear winter that will ensue in the Senate if they move forward with this is, it's just going to be, it will completely paralyze the Senate.

– John Thune

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

While goals are motivating to some, they also may paralyze others who feel overwhelmed by the resolution, instead of motivating the person to achieve the goal, it may cause them to feel stuck in achieving them if too improbable.

– Sabrina Romanoff

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

They first paralyze the region of the virus outbreak, then they gradually spread domestically, undermining internal trade, consumption, production and the movement of The People. If the virus is still not contained, the process spreads further, including regionally and internationally by disrupting trade, supply chains and travel.

– Mohamed El-Erian

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It was a very serious, sophisticated attempt trying to control and paralyze one of our power stations.

– Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

They want to paralyze Hong Kong, which is a selfish act.

– Carrie Lam

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This will create massive problems for Iran, but I don't think it will paralyze them, i don't think the end effect will be anywhere near the pressure Trump is talking about.

– Trita Parsi

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We will paralyze the whole city and the whole country.

– Sargis Babayan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We won't allow the government to ignore us! we will paralyze the whole city and the whole country.

– Mariam Abajyan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Outbreaks can completely paralyze countries.

– Jimmy Whitworth

Found on CNN
7 years ago

ECB-bashing has become fashionable in Germany, this can paralyze the euro zone because it means the policy mix continues to be in deadlock. They will not move on issues such as Greek debt restructuring.

– Carsten Brzeski

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

We will not allow the crisis to paralyze us, although the current situation is serious, this company will not be broken by it.

– Chief Executive Matthias Mueller

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The opposition will try to use this to paralyze Congress, create an institutional crisis, we won't let that happen. We will push ahead with the austerity plan.

– Henrique Fontana

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.

– Felix Frankfurter

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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