grow feeble
Example Sentences
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As one of a handful of younger volunteers, he’s worried about the longevity of the program as he’s seen staff and volunteers grow feeble and unable to help deliver meals.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
We have heard the terrible English 'Hurra' grow feeble, and 'St. Denis' swell like a wind in heaven.
From The Path of the King by Buchan, John
A Dog, who had always given satisfaction to his master by his boldness against swift and savage beasts, began to grow feeble under increasing years.
From The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes by Riley, Henry T. (Henry Thomas)
When the maid would go about in the night with a candle, the light thereof would diminish, grow feeble as if in dampness, and finally go out.
From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt
The step may grow feeble, the hair may whiten, the eye may grow dim, but each human soul is still Thy child.
From The Optimist's Good Morning by Perin, Florence Hobart
