failing health
Example Sentences
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My father, 75, is essentially destitute and in failing health.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
Despite her failing health, her family accepted the invitation.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
Though his demise was not exactly surprising — Durst was 78 and had been in failing health for years — it still left him nonplussed, Jarecki said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024
Larkin, who died aged 63 in December 1985, dictated the letter in July that year, due to his failing health.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024
The Office of Indian Affairs received a note from someone who knew Mollie, saying that she was “in failing health and is not expected to live very long.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
