infirmity
Example Sentences
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On the whole, Americans don’t do that, largely believing that age and infirmity only matter if they impede on a person’s ability to do their job.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025
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 family has learned, with guidance from ONEgeneration, how to understand and accommodate Saldana’s infirmity — how to resist pushing back when she’s combative or confused.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2023
For sure, Mr. President, there are those among us who have more than their share of disease and infirmity.
From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022
The women, who had been nursing these men in their infirmity, wondered how they’d suddenly improved while others lingered in the sickness.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Vocabulary lists containing infirmity
Julius Caesar
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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