failing health

Example Sentences

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My father, 75, is essentially destitute and in failing health.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Rea's cousin and fellow musician Adrian Rea told BBC Radio Tees due to his relative's failing health "we half expected the worse but thought he'd at least see the new year in".

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Despite her failing health, her family accepted the invitation.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025

Though his demise was not exactly surprising — Durst was 78 and had been in failing health for years — it still left him nonplussed, Jarecki said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

In her mid-eighties, failing health brought an end to Corrie’s missionary journeys.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom