Examples of dormancy in a Sentence
some volcanoes have eruptive cycles marked by long stretches of dormancy
a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action
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Severe dehydration, lack of light, and dormancy all cause a plant to drop its leaves.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
Some seeds need a period of dormancy to sprout.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 20 Apr. 2026
The timing of corpse flower blooms is difficult to predict, often following years of dormancy.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Small earthquakes had been rumbling since January, and in March, the 5,417-foot-tall subglacial volcano at the southern end of the country concluded 187 years of dormancy with the beginnings of a quiet lava flow.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
Some seeds need a period of dormancy to sprout.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 20 Apr. 2026
The timing of corpse flower blooms is difficult to predict, often following years of dormancy.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Small earthquakes had been rumbling since January, and in March, the 5,417-foot-tall subglacial volcano at the southern end of the country concluded 187 years of dormancy with the beginnings of a quiet lava flow.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Dormancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormancy. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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dormancy
noun
dor·man·cy
ˈdȯr-mən-sē 
: the quality or state of being dormant
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