So oblivious was the house, so tame, so trained its proceedings, so inexpectant its aspect—I scarce knew how to breathe in an atmosphere thus stagnant, thus smothering.
Though he is stagnant in his cell, his connections without are whirling in the very vortex of life.
Thousands lie round the pool, weeping and despairing, to see it, through slow years, stagnant.
I felt I was getting on; not lying the stagnant prey of mould and rust, but polishing my faculties and whetting them to a keen edge with constant use.
The sky, too, was monotonously gray; the atmosphere was stagnant and humid; yet amidst all these deadening influences, my fancy budded fresh and my heart basked in sunshine.
Above the aquatic plants, on the surface of the stagnant water, fluttered numbers of birds.
There was no indication of running water in the north, though perhaps there might be stagnant water among the marshes in the northeast; but that was all, in addition to the downs, sand, and aridity which contrasted so strongly with the luxuriant vegetation of the rest of the island.
In chuckling over the vexations he could inflict by the rigid clutch of his dead hand, he inevitably mingled his consciousness with that livid stagnant presence, and so far as he was preoccupied with a future life, it was with one of gratification inside his coffin.
Farebrother contended on theory for the desirability of all games, and said that Englishmen's wit was stagnant for want of them; but Lydgate felt certain that he would have played very much less but for the money.
When you procrastinate, you remain stagnant.
The fear of failure, although, is what makes us stagnant and sad.
We don't always realize when we're clinging to something harmful when it feels safe and familiar, whether it is an unfulfilling job, an unhealthy relationship, or a stagnant way of life.
The fear of failure, although, is what makes us stagnant and sad.
A stagnant mind devoid of curiosity doesn't have the capacity to create.
And it will make our civilizaiton stagnant.
But too much alone time can get the brain to sit stagnant.
The economy may be booming and unemployment is reaching record lows, but America remains an unaffordable place to live in many parts of the country due to stagnant wages and rising housing costs.
have remained relatively stagnant in recent years, while chief executive officers' compensation has grown more than 930% since 1978.
That's according to Australian millionaire Tim Gurner, a luxury property developer in Melbourne, who has antagonized young people everywhere by suggesting their housing woes are caused by millennials' spending habits, rather than a combination of stagnant wages and spiralling house prices in many cities.
We don't always realize when we're clinging to something harmful when it feels safe and familiar, whether it is an unfulfilling job, an unhealthy relationship, or a stagnant way of life.
