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incontinent

[in-kon-tn-uhnt] / ɪnˈkɒn tn ənt /


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He fell into a coma, became incontinent and quadriplegic.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

She has a learning disability, hypermobility, is doubly incontinent, and is more susceptible to cancers.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

If you’ve ever tried to wrangle a hissing, scratching, flailing, selectively incontinent beast into a cat carrier, you’ll appreciate the way Amy Attas practices veterinary medicine: She makes house calls.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Sam Hindle experienced bladder prolapse after the birth of her son 24 years ago and has been incontinent ever since.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

When Khubchand, his beloved, blind, bald, incontinent seventeen-year-old mongrel decided to stage a miserable, long- drawn-out death, Estha nursed him through his final ordeal as though his own life somehow depended on it.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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