bedridden
Example Sentences
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“Everyone knows their postman’s name — right?” a bedridden retiree nervously trills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
My 91-year-old mother is bedridden in an assisted-living memory-care facility in Virginia.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
While Berenger attempts to atone for his ill grace at their last meeting, a frowzy, bedridden Jean becomes increasingly antagonistic—and animalistic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
While bedridden after surgery Carla connected with other women with endometriosis and started online support groups which evolved into her forming a charity, The Endometriosis Foundation.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
He was wide-awake, and he knew he was a prisoner in one of those sleepless, bedridden nights that would take an eternity to dissolve into dawn.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
