incontinent

Example Sentences

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He fell into a coma, became incontinent and quadriplegic.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

"I was getting incontinent, so I needed to go to the toilet a lot, like every like five minutes, sometimes even like less than that," Wesley said.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Janette, 67, who was a former carer herself, has dementia and is doubly incontinent.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

Competent lawyers absolutely would not put him on the stand anyway — the man is emotionally incontinent and too proud of his crimes to avoid confessing.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2023

If your aged parents have grown tiresome or incontinent, you put them away where others will deal with their dirty diapers and dementia.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich