able-bodied

Example Sentences

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South Korea is still technically at war with North Korea, with all able bodied men between expected to fulfil the country's mandatory conscription requirements.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

I’m young, able bodied, I work out a lot, I’m not insanely flexible but not brittle either.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2021

The term "draft dodger" lingers, but it became popular during WW II when there were, literally, able bodied men who hid out.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2017

“It’s hard enough for somebody who’s able bodied in a 30-day eviction scenario,” Reese said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 17, 2016

Friday afternoon, and from right here I could see three miles of land that hadn't even been broken, and every able bodied man in the county in town at that show.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner