able-bodied
Example Sentences
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"So I thought well, maybe I could play tennis and then I could play with my able-bodied friends so that was my first thought."
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Many enrollees already work or will qualify for an exemption; the able-bodied who don’t are a minority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The colonial trade also ravaged the archipelago's forests and wrecked communities, with able-bodied men required to offer 40 days of unpaid service to fell trees and build ships under Spanish foremen.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
"I walked into the hospital able-bodied and came out in crutches," she told BBC News NI.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
All the younger children were able-bodied seamen who, presumably, ate hardtack and bunked before the mast.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
