able-bodied

Example Sentences

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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

Medicaid won’t be funding illegal aliens anymore or young able-bodied men with no dependents who are siphoning the system and draining resources from the elderly, disabled, and young pregnant women who really need it.

From The Wall Street Journal

That was a holiday in parts of early Canada called “militia muster day,” where able-bodied men would participate in military training before engaging in recreational activities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Republicans have argued that such restrictions will encourage more able-bodied adults to get back into the workforce to support their families themselves.

From Los Angeles Times

"PNG has an oversupply of able-bodied citizens who are willing to do this kind of work," he said, adding many people would be attracted by the prospects of living in Australia and possibly gaining citizenship.

From BBC