bedridden
Example Sentences
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The younger brother said his sister had been bedridden for the last two years and as her health deteriorated she appeared to have stopped breathing on Saturday, according to the temple's manager.
From BBC
Most of the building's residents were sick and bedridden elderly people.
From Barron's
“God’s got my back,” he sang, still bedridden.
Keaton was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Bessie Lee, a woman who has been caring for years for her bedridden father when she is diagnosed with leukemia.
From Los Angeles Times
A cause of death was not reported, but Kalodimos said Moore had been bedridden for about 15 months after a fall.
From Los Angeles Times
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