bedridden
Example Sentences
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My 91-year-old mother is bedridden in an assisted-living memory-care facility in Virginia.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
My mother is bedridden and has very limited use of her hands.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
While Berenger attempts to atone for his ill grace at their last meeting, a frowzy, bedridden Jean becomes increasingly antagonistic—and animalistic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some elderly residents are bedridden and get no water unless a neighbour carries it up several flights in the dark.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
If only her father had been stronger, she might have chanced it, but Hoster Tully had been bedridden these past two years, and Catelyn was loath to tax him now.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
