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

Before he can grow feeble and die he immolates himself willingly on his own altar; and a younger and a stronger than he receives his spirit.

From The Great Taboo by Allen, Grant

But as days wore on and the fever did not abate, the little life in that small frame began to grow feeble.

From How It All Came Round by Meade, L. T.

It would lock the streams and sweep the land with snow, the sun would grow feeble in the sky, and the spirit of Cold would descend with its age-old terrors.

From The Snowshoe Trail by Marshall, Edison

The very soul in him withered with dread, and he seemed to shrivel up bodily, and to grow feeble, and old, and wilted, like a leaf that the frost has touched.

From The Gadfly by Voynich, E. L. (Ethel Lillian)