continence

Example Sentences

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They had had a tick list of tasks to complete and often that was too long to include meaningful engagement, support with eating or unhurried continence care.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

The brain’s ability to regulate bodily functions, like swallowing and continence, erodes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Any chance Sally or Ed has anxiety, digestive or continence issues, hearing loss …?

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2023

Janine and Susan felt their mother's continence and frail mobility put her at risk of another fall at home.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2022

But the abbot, although hearing of the evil report of his continence, yet winked at it for a long time, most likely because Geoffrey seemed to be serviceable to the community.

From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de