failing health
Example Sentences
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My father, 75, is essentially destitute and in failing health.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
As owners aged or suffered failing health, many found they could no longer use the homes or afford the rising maintenance payments and wanted to dispose of them.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
Despite her failing health, her family accepted the invitation.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
But the pandemic and Gutierrez’s failing health proved insurmountable challenges.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024
Cliff Garret, Henrietta’s cousin, lived in his farmhouse in Clover until 2009, when his failing health required him to move in with his son in Richmond, Virginia, where he currently lives.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
