bedridden
Example Sentences
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“Everyone knows their postman’s name — right?” a bedridden retiree nervously trills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
But three weeks later, Bachteler was rushed to A&E and diagnosed with sepsis - a life-threatening illness that left her bedridden for days.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
My 91-year-old mother is bedridden in an assisted-living memory-care facility in Virginia.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Three of Boonma’s charges are bedridden like her mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
She was sick and bedridden on Election Day, November 2, 1920.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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