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
“When a strain is less virulent, as in the case of the Bundibugyo strain, infected people feel sick, but not sick enough to be bedridden or abandon their daily routines.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Carmen Guedez, 69, was in the same room as her bedridden sister when she felt the jolt.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 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
For the last five years she had remained bedridden in the guest house.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
