infirmary
Example Sentences
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He tossed batting practice, visited kids in the infirmary and signed autographs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Working as a cook at the local infirmary, she attends a revival meeting that proves pivotal to her development.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Levi was too sick and Soviet troops found him close to death in the camp infirmary.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025
Guests are encouraged to rummage about the infirmary, taxidermist’s place, padded room, libraries, apothecaries, laundry and even a detective agency.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023
“They earned it,” he said, in the same dogged way he’d defended them in the infirmary.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
