able-bodied
Example Sentences
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"For somebody who is able-bodied, it's uncomfortable but if you identify as disabled, we're starting to talk about survival," said campaigner Doug Paulley.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Under the new rules, able-bodied adults aged 18 to 64 without children under 14 must work, volunteer or participate in approved job-training programs for at least 80 hours a month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 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
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
