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

Eventually, of an estimated 30,000 people, only Shubbak's family remained, caring for the bedridden matriarch.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 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

“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