The young man's muscles, still weak from their long inaction, ached cruelly.

The long inaction of the winter and spring had been wearisome and disheartening.

The secret of the long inaction of the British Armies has been well kept.

General joy was expressed at this relief from long inaction.

The crew would be unmanageable during a long inaction in the midst of real suffering.

Above all the condition of the fleet showed the lamentable effect of long inaction and delay.

He was heartily tired of the long inaction.

The long inaction brought its moral consequences, and the troops became demoralized and insubordinate from their enforced idleness.

What with cold and long inaction, and his recent drop over the bank, the man could not speak.

And even though it was a duty-walk, yet the idea of it appealed to the dog after his long inaction.

More than once he expressed a regret that he had taken the cruise, laying his discontent to the long inaction.

Not only were the troops weak and exhausted from want of supplies, but the enemy had been much encouraged by our long inaction.

She wished to return to Naples on foot, following the easy descent of the road of Posilipo after their long inaction in the restaurant.

For weeks the two explorers were delayed by tribal wars, and the long inaction in the deadly climate broke down even Clapperton's hopeful spirit.

He had grown very large from his long inaction, and it was with a perceptible effort that he moved himself upon his slender crutches.