Sentence examples for be sedentary in from inspiring English sources

It appears to be sedentary in parts of its range and locally nomadic in other parts; however, the species has been little studied.

So many of us depend on our cars to get around -- but, in addition to guzzling gas, this habit allows us to be sedentary in our travel, starting a day-long trend of staying still.

There are increased opportunities for children to be sedentary in their leisure time; especially TV viewing and electronic gaming are shown to be positively related with overweight [ 3- 5].

Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are sedentary in western Europe, where large numbers gather from eastern Europe.

Monopleura and other pachyodonts were sedentary in habit; the animal apparently grew upright with the pointed end anchored in the substrate.

Although there are also pockets of Tajiks in other areas of the country, in the east they are sedentary in the plains where they are mostly farmers and artisans and semisedentary in the higher valleys.

Populations are sedentary in the south and west of the range, although northern birds migrate south as far as northern Africa and tropical Asia in winter.

It is sedentary in much the southern parts of its range, although the red-capped robin is a spring and summer visitor to the Nullarbor Plain and Adelaide region in South Australia, and central Victoria.

And, it makes perfect sense – who actually enjoys being sedentary in a confined space with a bunch of strangers and lining up for a bathroom that's the same size as your pantry??? It's common to get sick on planes because of such confined space where we are inevitably exchanging germs.

Moreover, indoor activity is sedentary in nature e.g. doing homework, playing computer games and watching television.

The lack of association between TV viewing and sedentary time supports previous suggestions that TV viewing may not be the major determinant for being sedentary in youth [ 34].