bedridden
Example Sentences
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Three of Boonma’s charges are bedridden like her mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Eventually, of an estimated 30,000 people, only Shubbak's family remained, caring for the bedridden matriarch.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
I’ve gone from broadcasting a daily radio show, writing a weekly column, flying to deliver at least one lecture a week, and taking at least one listener cruise a year to a bedridden life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
"He was bedridden and it was very hard for him to swallow," he told Virgin Radio, adding that Dane had been losing his ability to speak.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
By supper it had been decided that I would tend Lady Seymour whilst she was bedridden.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
