The endless gray days seemed to torporize the once-energetic town, slowing everything to a sleepy, listless pace.

To conserve energy during their long mission, the crew torporized the passengers for several months.

The humid heat torporizes the workers in the field by midday, slowing every movement.

The pharmacologist admitted to torporizing lab animals to test the drug's effects on metabolic rate.

After the long meeting, he fell into a torpor and barely reacted to the news.

During exam week, several students fell into torpors and stopped attending study groups.

The biologist recorded several daily torpors in the small mammals during the autumn study.

Small species such as hummingbirds and some bats use daily torpor to conserve energy while continuing to forage during cold mornings.