physically challenged

Example Sentences

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Because she is not on a standard two-wheel bike, Norton will compete next month in a division for physically challenged athletes.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

Players from competing teams show up at baseball clinics and work with physically challenged children.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

Scott Silveri, creator and executive producer of ABC’s “Speechless,” joins in brushing away the tired notion that a story’s dramatic flow or audience would be thrown off by seeing a physically challenged person.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2018

"It's biographical, because I feel I'm living that dance every day. I also feel physically challenged, but I'm not frantic about getting things perfectly right as before. That freedom makes my dancing stronger than ever."

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2014

In their opinion, embedding Paralympic disciplines in the Olympics would make physically challenged athletes fall into oblivion.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2012