able-bodied
Example Sentences
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"I walked into the hospital able-bodied and came out in crutches," she told BBC News NI.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
“You’re in the hands of some of the most able-bodied human beings on the planet,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Once able-bodied men, they walk with canes, one step at a time.
From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025
The flight attendant explained to Gomez that many able-bodied passengers request wheelchairs for “the VIP experience”—an escort down the jetway that lets them skip the lines and gives them first crack at overhead space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Since coming, everywhere I had been in the tribal reserve I had come across very few able-bodied men.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
