bedridden
Example Sentences
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While bedridden after surgery Carla connected with other women with endometriosis and started online support groups which evolved into her forming a charity, The Endometriosis Foundation.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Carmen Guedez, 69, was in the same room as her bedridden sister when she felt the jolt.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
I’ve gone from broadcasting a daily radio show, writing a weekly column, flying to deliver at least one lecture a week, and taking at least one listener cruise a year to a bedridden life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
"We need water in the apartments; we need water when people are bedridden in nappies. Without water, we cannot function," he told the BBC.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
According to the scullery maid she was still bedridden; apparently her labor had been complicated.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
