bedridden

Example Sentences

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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

Dr. Berendzen continued to suffer health issues, and told The Post that he was bedridden for three years before starting school in the second grade.

From Washington Post

Almost all are bedridden, and their families pay 50,000 rupees every month for their care.

From BBC

Six months after sharing a photograph on Chinese social media celebrating her graduate school admission with her bedridden grandfather, Zheng Linghua died.

From BBC

After six days bedridden in the hospital, Woroniecki finally took her first steps.

From Los Angeles Times