bedridden

Example Sentences

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Earlier this month, his lawyers said he had already been bedridden or in a wheelchair for a long time.

From BBC • May 14, 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

“God’s got my back,” he sang, still bedridden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

According to the scullery maid she was still bedridden; apparently her labor had been complicated.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri