bedridden
Example Sentences
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My 91-year-old mother is bedridden in an assisted-living memory-care facility in Virginia.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The house he shares with his 86-year-old wife, who is partially bedridden, was not damaged, but he has only been permitted to visit it to pick up medication.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Janet Vigo, a nail-salon technician, prepared four boxes of adult diapers and a rechargeable fan for her 84-year-old bedridden grandmother, who recently broke her hip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Earlier this month, his lawyers said he had already been bedridden or in a wheelchair for a long time.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Friends provided Corrie a “retirement” house in Orange County, California, but of course, even bedridden and for the last five years unable to speak, Corrie never stopped witnessing to God’s love.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
