How to Use catatonic in a Sentence

catatonic

adjective
  • But Gargano was still catatonic.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
  • This sends her into a near catatonic state, and she is soothed by Judith, who calms her down.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 19 July 2024
  • Their deceased son’s catatonic ex-soldier-slash-illing machine friend?
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This whole affair sounds horrific, which might be why the females have evolved a catatonic state to endure it.
    — Jason Bittel, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2017
  • No one trade would have saved this catatonic defense or plugged every hole in the Cavs’ rotation.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • Williams plays a doctor who has, at least temporarily, helped patients come out of decades-long catatonic states.
    — Dorrine Mendoza, CNN, 11 Aug. 2019
  • But at that moment, those few sentences sent me spiraling into what felt like an almost catatonic state.
    — Fortune, 12 Nov. 2021
  • In the movie, Ford’s Sabich is stoic, almost catatonic, in the face of the crazy women around him.
    — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
  • Some have been unconscious, some vomiting and others in a catatonic state.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 8 May 2017
  • God, Eleven trying to speak to her catatonic mom is devastating.
    — Emma Dibdin, Cosmopolitan, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Similarly, the Skripals were found slumped on a bench in a catatonic state back in March.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 July 2018
  • During a crucial scene, Snoop is catatonic, tongue lolling out in distress after being drugged.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Again, with a catatonic Johnny Gargano lying by his side, Zayn went off again.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • Tears and catatonic poses in the Ravens’ postgame locker room told the story of what occurred on that climactic play.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Of course, Cueto had to be perfect because the Giants offense was catatonic yet again.
    — Andrew Baggarly, sacbee.com, 7 May 2017
  • Unfortunately, getting answers won’t be easy because the man has been in a catatonic state for almost a decade.
    — Chuck Barney, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2018
  • Surrounded by a chorus of medics and nurses, the adult Kay (Mr Grässle) lies in a catatonic state.
    — The Economist, 31 Dec. 2019
  • The missing kids turn out to be standing in near-catatonic stupor in the Lilly family’s basement.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In them, a harrowing moment of self-harm seems to put her into a catatonic state, leading to her hospitalization.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 June 2021
  • That’s where Mona Lisa (Jeon Jong-seo), a catatonic waif, is seated on her knees in a straitjacket.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2021
  • This experience has left Morrissey in a catatonic state.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Another notable development is that Eleven finds her mother, who's in a catatonic state.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Richards was standing perfectly still in the dark, seemingly catatonic, wearing a blue polo shirt and sunglasses and holding a knife in his left hand.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing.
    — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Durst, who has numerous medical issues, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Extreme fatigue that turned mornings into catatonic nightmares.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Durst, who has numerous medical problems, sat in a wheelchair with a catatonic stare during much of the sentencing hearing.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Addie was mostly catatonic by early 2025, spending most of her time sitting and staring.
    — Evan MacDonald, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Off in her own storyline, Eleven leaves the cabin to visit her mother, Terry, who remains catatonic.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
  • By the 1950s, these three subtypes were known as paranoid, hebephrenic, and catatonic, respectively.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

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