bedridden

Example Sentences

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"We need water in the apartments; we need water when people are bedridden in nappies. Without water, we cannot function," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 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

The word of his death at sea provoked a colitis attack that kept Ernest bedridden for four days, until he roused himself and hobbled, ashen, into an East Bay church for Mills’s memorial service.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik