able-bodied

Example Sentences

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“You’re in the hands of some of the most able-bodied human beings on the planet,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The flight attendant explained to Gomez that many able-bodied passengers request wheelchairs for “the VIP experience”—an escort down the jetway that lets them skip the lines and gives them first crack at overhead space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

While able-bodied cricket requires players to keep an eye on the ball at all times, blind players must have sharp ears.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

This means that once a parent’s youngest child turns 14, they will be considered able-bodied without dependents and face the 80-hour work requirement too.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2025

Perry and Dick had left that port city an hour earlier, having spent a morning there applying at various shipping offices for jobs as able-bodied seamen.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote