frail

Example Sentences

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The big decisions had been made while President Franklin D. Roosevelt was alive; despite his frail health, Roosevelt didn’t let Truman in on the secret.

From The Wall Street Journal

The recent cold weather had also had an impact on services, with more frail patients needing to be admitted to hospital, it added.

From BBC

"But we know the longer you spend in hospital the more patients are at risk of getting frailer, losing strength and needing more care."

From BBC

The frail Jones expressed regret for his past and Lee decided to believe his repentance was sincere.

From BBC

In this research, frail mice aged 25 months, which is roughly equivalent to 75 human years, received regular OT+A5i treatment.

From Science Daily