almost paralyse

Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words

Indicates being very close to a state of paralysis, but not completely.

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Examples (10)

  • The news of the disaster almost paralysed the entire nation.
  • She stood there, almost paralysed with fear as the dog barked.
  • The sudden drop in temperature almost paralysed the rescue operations.
  • A massive strike almost paralysed the city's public transport yesterday.
  • The complexity of the problem almost paralysed her ability to think clearly.
  • The experimental drug almost paralysed the laboratory mice for several hours.
  • Economic sanctions almost paralysed the country's industrial sector.
  • Seeing the crash almost paralysed me with shock.
  • The sheer scale of the project almost paralysed the new department.
  • Heavy rain and flooding almost paralysed the coastal town.