grow feeble

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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

It is for want of such strong meat as this that the spirit of an age tends to grow feeble.

From Among Famous Books by Kelman, John

Dwindle, dwin′dl, v.i. to grow less: to waste away: to grow feeble: to become degenerate.—v.t. to lessen.—n. decline.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

As he approaches it, however, his limbs grow feeble, his heart beats high, and he lacks courage to go near and knock.

From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William