failing health
Example Sentences
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Looming over the crackdown is the failing health of 80-year-old Ortega, who suffers from lupus and kidney failure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Not everyone who has dementia lacks testamentary capacity, but your relative’s failing health and cognitive issues certainly complicate matters.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
Another couple have now had to move into a retirement community because of their advanced ages and failing health.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
Despite her failing health, her family accepted the invitation.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Not only might it alarm her, but our behavior could also alert school officials to her failing health.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
