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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

But the days have begun to grow feeble before one learns how to meet them; how to take the gifts humbly, scorning none, and how to make each day give up its secret balm.

From A Spinner in the Sun by Myrtle Reed

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

The Jamesons are still with us every summer—even Grandma Cobb, who does not seem to grow feeble at all.

From The Jamesons by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

About a year ago he began to grow feeble and seldom went to the factory, which Sanford managed for him.

From The Dream Doctor by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve




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