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
At length they entered the Murrumbidgee; but their food was now failing, and the labour of pulling against the stream was proving too great for the men, whose limbs began to grow feeble and emaciated.
From History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 by Sutherland, Alexander
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
Cultivate the reading habit in your younger days that it may be a pleasant occupation when your legs and hands grow feeble with age.
From Dollars and Sense by Hunter, William Crosbie
About a year ago he began to grow feeble and seldom went to the factory, which Sanford managed for him.
From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
