bedridden
Example Sentences
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The house he shares with his 86-year-old wife, who is partially bedridden, was not damaged, but he has only been permitted to visit it to pick up medication.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Woodrow Wilson lay terminally bedridden when the crash began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Earlier this month, his lawyers said he had already been bedridden or in a wheelchair for a long time.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Eventually, of an estimated 30,000 people, only Shubbak's family remained, caring for the bedridden matriarch.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
According to the scullery maid she was still bedridden; apparently her labor had been complicated.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
