How to Use stagnant in a Sentence

stagnant

adjective
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  • The starting unit was stagnant and was outscored 17-4 to open the game.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The air was stagnant with the lingering, acrid smell of smoke, rot, and death.
    — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • For much of the past year, the British economy has been stagnant.
    — Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • The Suns look to improve on that in Game 2 as the offense was stagnant at times in Game 1.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Grant was brought here to improve the stagnant return game of the Browns.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The lot was north of downtown, and its office had the stagnant air of a toolshed.
    — Dan Hernandez, Longreads, 28 Feb. 2023
  • And running back Tyler Badie may be the answer to the team’s stagnant run game.
    — Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The offense was stagnant and scored more than 30 points just twice.
    — Joe Eachus, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Seth Henson’s 35-yard field goal capped the opening drive of the game to give Male a 3-0 lead, but the offense was stagnant for much of the night.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2023
  • That stagnant pattern led to a very warm month in July.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • To a Gem, the worst thing a relationship can be is stagnant.
    — Women's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • When the weather gets hot and stagnant, the folks who live on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay go on high alert.
    — David Rainer Alabama Department Of Conservation and Natural Resources, al, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But then Bernard is back again, still a stagnant tortoise.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
  • During dry weather, the creek stops flowing to the ocean, grows stagnant and fills with trash.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Soaring prices and years of stagnant wages are the backdrop to this year's disputes.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Sad to say, rock music has been in a pretty stagnant place for the past couple of decades.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The film, which is entirely in German, has long, stagnant shots that would put him to sleep.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
  • While many states saw their threshold rise over the past year, New York was stagnant compared with 2022.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2023
  • Wires hung from ceilings; puddles stood stagnant on the ground.
    — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Teachers are quitting in droves over stagnant salaries and burnout.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Dallas offense was stagnant for much of the first two periods.
    — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Salaries are still stagnant and there's still ongoing conflicts in the world.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
  • From singing and rapping to hosting and business, Carter shows the girls how to get to the bag and never become stagnant.
    — D'shonda Brown, Essence, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Billups said both did a good job of helping the offense become less stagnant late in the game by making smart plays with the ball.
    — oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The film saw Davidson as Scott, a young man who has remained stagnant in life since the death of his firefighter dad.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
  • But if the atmosphere is feeling a bit too stagnant… well, then!
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The response to Landry’s online query and the stagnant nature of what was going on around her inspired her to act.
    — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Other times, there is a lull of ideas and employees may feel stagnant.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Yes, but: Government stats are no match for higher grocery prices and stagnant paychecks.
    — Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • This is one more stunning stat illustrating just how stagnant the real estate market is.
    — Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024

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