- plural of impairment.
impairments
Example Sentences
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“I’m generally very cautious about starting a GLP-1 in my older adult patients who have functional impairments, like needing a walker to ambulate or needing assistance with transferring from a bed to a chair.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
The improvements were not limited to people who began the study with physical or cognitive impairments.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
According to the full transcript, an expert from the government's Youth Justice Service told Southampton Crown Court that placing one of boys in custody would be damaging, given his complex intellectual impairments.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
I studied at a school for children with visual impairments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
He had cognitive impairments that suggested some organic brain damage and behavioral problems that suggested schizophrenia and other serious mental illness.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
