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

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