be paralysed with fear

Examples (10)

• She was paralysed with fear when she saw the intruder in her room.
• The child stood there, paralysed with fear as the large dog barked loudly.
• For a long moment, I was paralysed with fear and couldn't even scream for help.
• Many witnesses were simply paralysed with fear during the sudden robbery.
• He felt himself becoming paralysed with fear as the small plane began to shake.
• Don't let yourself be paralysed with fear when you are facing new challenges.
• The deer was paralysed with fear by the bright headlights in the middle of the road.
• She had been paralysed with fear ever since the near-fatal car accident.
• The young soldiers were almost paralysed with fear by the sound of the explosion.
• Being paralysed with fear is a natural human reaction to extreme danger.