convalescent

Example Sentences

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Born in Helsinki, Schjerfbeck permanently injured her hip in a childhood fall and apparently began to draw as a convalescent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Perhaps the most pitiful image was of elderly residents being evacuated from a convalescent home in the city of Altadena, where the Eaton fire currently spans more than 2,000 acres.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

She bounced around, from LA’s notorious Skid Row to various convalescent homes while her daughter lived at a shelter.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

A recently published systematic review of clinical trials suggested that convalescent plasma could help prevent death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with impaired immunity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

“Unless you find something else I’m afraid you will have to go back to the front when you are through with your jaundice. I don’t believe self-inflicted jaundice entitles you to a convalescent leave.”

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway