failing health
Example Sentences
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Not everyone who has dementia lacks testamentary capacity, but your relative’s failing health and cognitive issues certainly complicate matters.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
Despite her failing health, her family accepted the invitation.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2025
But the pandemic and Gutierrez’s failing health proved insurmountable challenges.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024
His son — immigration attorney and Englewood, New Jersey Mayor Michael Wildes — said that he had been in failing health after a series of strokes.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024
Not only might it alarm her, but our behavior could also alert school officials to her failing health.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
