paraplegic

Example Sentences

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He was left with a dislocated spinal cord, which left him a paraplegic.

From BBC

Fourteen more years were tacked on last December after Avenatti pleaded guilty to cheating four other clients, including a paraplegic, out of millions of dollars.

From Reuters

She had recently become paraplegic after a "revenge" tackle during a rugby match left her with a permanent spinal injury, for which she won a compensation case at the High Court earlier this year.

From BBC

And Bien-Kahn said in an email that attorneys learned this June of a paraplegic with disability-related incontinence who became homeless after he was released without any planning, following more than four decades in prison.

From Salon

And Bien-Kahn said in an email that attorneys learned only this June of a paraplegic with disability-related incontinence who became homeless after he was released without any planning, following more than four decades in prison.

From Los Angeles Times