infirmity
Example Sentences
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And on the whole, Americans don’t do that, believing that age and infirmity only matter if they impede on a person’s ability to do their job.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025
She seems to demand as much attention as a newborn infant by weaponizing her exaggerated infirmity.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024
The old guard has a lock on how things run—and OK, yes, at least a few of them seem to be dealing with actual infirmity.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2024
The bandage drapes the left hamstring, whose infirmity might have made Djokovic’s three-set win over Grigor Dimitrov in Saturday’s third round sort of a surprise.
From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2023
Instead of ignoring her infirmity, pretending it was not there, he made it seem like something special and endearing.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing infirmity
The Tragedy of Macbeth
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Julius Caesar
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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