bedridden

Example Sentences

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I’ve gone from broadcasting a daily radio show, writing a weekly column, flying to deliver at least one lecture a week, and taking at least one listener cruise a year to a bedridden life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

"He was bedridden and it was very hard for him to swallow," he told Virgin Radio, adding that Dane had been losing his ability to speak.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

This insight opens the possibility of developing medications that replicate the benefits of exercise, offering new hope for older adults, bedridden patients, and individuals with chronic illnesses who face a higher risk of fractures.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Most of the building's residents were sick and bedridden elderly people.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

She was sick and bedridden on Election Day, November 2, 1920.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling