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

Boxer, who turns 85 next month, offered no counsel to Pelosi, though she pushed back against the notion that age necessarily equates with infirmity, or political obsolescence.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 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

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

His age, the suggestion of infirmity, had lifted from him.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White