bedridden
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Kostiantyn's mother spends her days caring for his bedridden stepfather who has had a series of heart attacks linked to the conflict.
From Barron's
The younger brother said his sister had been bedridden for the last two years and as her health deteriorated she appeared to have stopped breathing on Saturday, according to the temple's manager.
From BBC
Most of the building's residents were sick and bedridden elderly people.
From Barron's
The staff had been told that Japan Special Defense Forces would be there soon to move the bedridden patients.
From Literature
“God’s got my back,” he sang, still bedridden.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.