debilitated

Example Sentences

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It has effectively debilitated us from being able to enforce it in most contexts we’ve used it in in the past.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

On the other hand, a greatly debilitated Cuban government has few cards to play.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Too much of it, alas, is spent recalling now dead or sadly debilitated family and friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The abrupt cessation of care prompted my debilitated mom’s eviction from an assisted living facility.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025

An infection—probably typhoid fever— had left her so debilitated the year before that she had needed twenty-four-hour nursing care for months.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman