hale

Example Sentences

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During the 1918–19 flu pandemic, however, doctors and other observers noted a high death toll among young, presumably hale adults.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 9, 2023

Keep that in mind when taking the pulse of broadcast and cable in its current state, which is far from hale and hearty.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

Gaining any new clarity about surging reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, will take time, better data gathering and diagnostic tools and, perhaps most importantly, a hale and hearty dose of nit-picking scientific scrutiny.

From Scientific American • Jun. 9, 2023

You’ll like Tacoma Where rail meets sail, Where all are prosperous, Hearty and hale, Down on Commencement Bay, A New York’s growing, day by day, Tacoma, the peer of all.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022

Two days ago j Nurse had been hale and healthy.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin