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

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

I was lucky to be hale and have access to free advice; my father and I got along best when I had a physical problem he could fix over the phone.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2022

Venerable he seemed as a king crowned with many winters, and yet hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien