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
It was these rowers, whose only qualifications were their citizenship and their being able-bodied, who dealt the blow to the Persians at Salamis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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 most obvious place to recruit able-bodied volunteers was nearby Harvard University, which in 1919 admitted only male students.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
