failing health
Example Sentences
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Looming over the crackdown is the failing health of 80-year-old Ortega, who suffers from lupus and kidney failure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
My father, 75, is essentially destitute and in failing health.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
Another couple have now had to move into a retirement community because of their advanced ages and failing health.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
Despite her failing health, her family accepted the invitation.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
The Office of Indian Affairs received a note from someone who knew Mollie, saying that she was “in failing health and is not expected to live very long.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
