infirmary

Example Sentences

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Working as a cook at the local infirmary, she attends a revival meeting that proves pivotal to her development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

For the jail’s infirmary, there are options including adding new steel-braced frames.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

Wednesday at a hospital in Trenton after he was found unresponsive in his cell in the New Jersey State Prison infirmary, news outlets reported, citing the state department of corrections.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

One woman, a BBC journalist who does not want to be named, said she knew her newborn son was seriously ill within minutes of giving birth at the infirmary in 2021.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

Though I’m desperate to know if Hel is all right, I resist the urge to go to the infirmary.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir