Mr Kennedy, in his opinion this week, referred to an inmate who had been held "in a cage for nearly 24 hours, standing in a pool of his own urine, unresponsive and nearly catatonic."(本周肯尼迪(Kennedy)提到一個犯人，說他在牢中關了將近一天，站在自己的小便里，神情恍惚，幾近昏厥。)

After a long day at work or school, there's something about watching TV that can lull us into a relaxed, nearly catatonic state.(長達一天的勞苦工作或辛勤學習后，看看電視可以使我們平靜下來，進入一種身心放松，遠離緊張的狀態。)

Cha 0 means that the character is withdrawn into a catatonic, coma like stupor, helpless.(魅力為0時角色會因為精神極度緊張而昏迷不醒。)

Sheldon: Interesting, you're afraid of insects and women, ladybugs must render you catatonic.(謝爾登：有趣，你既怕蟲子又怕女人，瓢蟲還不得把你嚇暈了。)

Symptoms can include catatonic stupor and waxy flexibility.(癥狀可能包括緊張性僵直和蠟質柔韌性。)

Caught up in her own depression, Nuru is nearly catatonic upon coming home.(夾在她的憂郁起來，努如回家后，幾乎是緊張癥。)