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

“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 could revolutionize welfare by testing aptitude, providing individual training, and matching able-bodied welfare recipients with available jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The most obvious place to recruit able-bodied volunteers was nearby Harvard University, which in 1919 admitted only male students.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler