debilitation
Example Sentences
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“In the end that sacred project actually tends to produce sectarian narrowness, exclusion, uniformity, silencing, self-censorship, lack of debate, the negative sanctioning of nonconformists, and the debilitation of rigorous thought.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Isla goes from debilitation to windows of composure: helping to deliver a baby or seeing off one of the infected with muscle memory precision that shows a glimpse of her past.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
Hundreds of sea turtles suffer hypothermia and severe debilitation every year in the colder waters of Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts, as the cold-blooded reptiles are unable to regulate their body temperatures.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
The long-term form of Covid-19 has something in common with other forms of chronic illness — strange and varied symptoms, lasting debilitation, no certain treatment.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2021
Even in the grip of agonizing pain or complete debilitation, most jockeys clung to their illusion of invulnerability.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
