ailment

Example Sentences

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She is of sound mind without cognitive issues but does have physical ailments that keep her from walking far, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

While she was of sound mind, she had physical ailments that kept her from walking very far — suggesting she didn’t leave on her own.

From Los Angeles Times

“Oh, goodness. Gran made no mention of your foot ailment,” I tell him.

From Literature

Joe Abah, a former boss of Nigeria's Bureau of Public Service Reforms, claimed on social media platform X how a private hospital in the capital, Abuja, urged him to undergo immediate surgery for an ailment.

From BBC

Marcus had suffered from various ailments since childhood, and life in the north made these worse.

From The Wall Street Journal