able-bodied

Example Sentences

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"I walked into the hospital able-bodied and came out in crutches," she told BBC News NI.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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

It was heartening to know that airline employees, albeit powerless, know about able-bodied passengers gaming system to skip the lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

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

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Based on their experiences in the Great War, people assumed women and children would be safe, but able-bodied men would be conscripted into the German army as forced laborers.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson