frail
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Their mother was mentally sharp but physically frail, barely able to walk to the mailbox and back, they told deputies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The visibly frail politician was objecting to state lawyers being appointed to represent him when he fell, prompting prison guards to rush him to hospital.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
At a packed New York courtroom, the white-haired Zambada cut a frail figure as he was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay a $15 billion forfeiture.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
“People have a very difficult time putting themselves in their own future, in their more frail bodies,” Geber said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
They sent for the old woman, and she came: so frail, so gray, so wizened and wrinkled that it seemed like a breeze would blow her away.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
As Wangchuk has grown visibly frailer, opposition leaders, activists, artists and musicians have already urged him to end his fast.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
That made it possible for older, frailer patients to survive with “mini-transplants.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
This previously manifested through mostly vibes-based measures: Does his voice sound a little frailer?
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2025
For the oldest, the improvements were lost entirely, and they were frailer than those of the same age living in the prior decade, experts say.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2024
“There you are,” said Hodza, a handsome boy of Tendai’s age but of a frailer build.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
These are the sickest and frailest patients - the ones who cannot be sent home immediately after treatment.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2022
Unable to speak, Qawasmi, 24, is the frailest of the six.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2021
“Even people in their frailest state, in a wheelchair about ready to pass any day were coming out,” said Roxy.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2021
At Life Care, where elderly and sick people come to heal from broken hips and strokes, or simply to live out their frailest years, the death toll has continued to climb.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2020
He was kneeling by the Zanies, the frailest ones, the fuse-points; both of them lay huddled up on the floor.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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