debilitate
Example Sentences
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If you position that as your true purpose, a man’s failure to live up to your expectations will cease to debilitate you.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Both brothers died of Hungtington’s disease, a genetic disorder that began to severely debilitate them during their 30s.
From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025
But such remarks debilitate and isolate students, making them feel as if they don’t belong in an area where they should feel welcomed.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2023
For smaller public health departments, losing a grant or a few thousand dollars of funding can debilitate more than just one program.
From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2020
He needed to be better about that, about letting the nightmares debilitate him.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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