able-bodied

Example Sentences

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She has returned to many of the activities she loved as an able-bodied person, including kayaking and being in the sea, just in a different way.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“You’re in the hands of some of the most able-bodied human beings on the planet,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Once able-bodied men, they walk with canes, one step at a time.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

The flight attendant explained to Gomez that many able-bodied passengers request wheelchairs for “the VIP experience”—an escort down the jetway that lets them skip the lines and gives them first crack at overhead space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

There is no regular economic specialization, except by age and sex: all able-bodied individuals forage for food.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond