able-bodied

Example Sentences

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And if I can do the same for other people whether they're disabled or able bodied whether that's in the film industry or in other aspects in life.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 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

I’m able bodied, so for my friends with chronic health conditions, it’s even worse.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2018

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

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