Torpid example sentences

Related (6): dormant, sluggish, lethargic, inert, inactive, lifeless

"Torpid" Example Sentences

The torpid snake lay motionless in the sunlight.
The bear remained in its torpid hibernation for months.
The hot summer weather made the animals sluggish and torpid.
The worker bees were torpid and slow after hibernating all winter.
The plant life had turned torpid as winter approached.
The torpid alligators rested with their jaws slightly agape.
My motivation felt torpid after staying up all night studying for the exam.
The audience reacted with torpid indifference to the poorly crafted jokes.
The candidate gave a torpid speech that failed to inspire his listeners.
The prisoner's spirit remained torpid during his long incarceration.
The class watched the torpid lecture with growing disinterest.
The football team played with torpid exhaustion after four straight losses.
The critic accused the author of writing with torpid prose that lacked vitality.
The engine turned over with a torpid sputter, reluctant to start.
Heavy snows brought all activity to a torpid halt over the long winter.
The plan gradually lost momentum, grinding to a torpid standstill.
After a large meal, I felt sleepy and torpid, wanting nothing more than to take a nap.
The insects were most torpid during the early morning hours.
The old man moved with torpid slowness, every step an effort.
The swamp appeared torpid and lifeless under the still, gray sky.
The landscape took on a torpid, deadened look in the cold stillness of winter.
The dog lay in a torpid sprawl by the fireplace, too lazy to move.
The rising sun found the city still in a torpid slumber.
The torpid days seemed to stretch endlessly as we waited for spring.
In his torpid state, it took him time to fully comprehend my question.
The onset of winter had brought a torpid peacefulness to the natural world.
The torpid roar of a passing airplane was the only sound interrupting the silence.
On days like today, when even thoughts seemed torpid, I longed for something to stir me from my inertia.
Her torpid manner betrayed only a tepid interest in his proposal.
The cold rain left the landscape looking uniformly gray and torpid.
My imagination felt torpid and uninspired after too little sleep.
The torpid sloth slept suspended from a branch for days at a time.
His speech left the audience in a torpid stupor, bored and uninspired.
The crowd reacted with torpid silence to the lackluster performance.
The coach tried to rouse the team from their torpid complacency.
My brain felt torpid and sluggish from lack of proper nutrition and exercise.
Overcome by fullness and sleepiness, I felt torpid and immobile.
The campaign became mired in torpid incompetence that doomed it from the start.
The books sat untouched for years, gathering dust in torpid neglect.
After months of idleness, their skills had become torpid and rusty.
Her torpid manner indicated a lack of real feeling in the matter.
After so much inactivity, even simple movements felt torpid and difficult.
When winter's torpid stillness finally broke, it came with a vengeance.
The meadow lay in torpid silence, wrapped in a shroud of morning mist.
The machine functioned in a sluggish, torpid manner after long disuse.
His careless approach would lead only to torpid mediocrity.
The start of spring roused even the most torpid minds from their winter dullness.
The campaign's torpid progress soon exhausted even the most ardent supporters.
My interest in the subject had become entirely torpid through lack of use.
Cold rain transformed even the liveliest village into a torpid monochrome.
The old woman moved with torpid slowness through her daily routine.
The argument had entered a torpid stalemate, with neither side willing to compromise.
The swarm lay torpid and unmoving as winter approached.
Overcome with lethargy, my body felt unnaturally heavy and torpid.
Even mighty engines can become torpid with lack of nourishment or disuse.
The discussion soon devolved into the torpid repetition of old grievances.
In the torpid conditions of space, simple movements require great exertion.
After months of confinement, his thoughts moved with a torpid sluggishness.
The conversation quickly sank into a torpid rehashing of old topics.
The economy ground into torpid recession after years of mismanagement.