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

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

Pandemic-era measures that kept able-bodied men in their homes, bored and looking for ways to pocket a few bucks, enhanced the attractiveness of wagering on games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

That’s because all able-bodied hunter-gatherers are obliged to devote much of their time to acquiring food.

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