grow feeble
Example Sentences
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As one of a handful of younger volunteers, he’s worried about the longevity of the program as he’s seen staff and volunteers grow feeble and unable to help deliver meals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
A Dog, who had always given satisfaction to his master by his boldness against swift and savage beasts, began to grow feeble under increasing years.
From The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Henry T. (Henry Thomas) Riley
As he approaches it, however, his limbs grow feeble, his heart beats high, and he lacks courage to go near and knock.
From The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot
Paralyzed Rome, pillaged by the Visigoths, felt its life grow feeble, perceived its extremities, the occident and the orient, writhe in blood and grow more exhausted from day to day.
From Against the Grain by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Infernal imagination goes faint; its wildest similes grow feeble and banal before such a consummation of hell.
From The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer
