able-bodied

adjective

able-bod·ied ˌā-bəl-ˈbä-dēd

Synonyms of able-bodied next

: having a sound strong body

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The House passed a bill on April 26 that would require able-bodied adults without children to work, train or volunteer at least part time as a condition of receiving taxpayer support. —

Nick Stehle, wsj.com, 12 May 2023 The work requirements say able-bodied adults ages 19 to 55 who don’t have children or other dependents would be required to work, train for a job or perform community service to stay on Medicaid. —

Amanda Seitz, Fortune Well, 30 Apr. 2023 Part of parents’ disconnect, Cam thinks, might be because able-bodied parents aren’t living the experience of a disabled or chronically ill person, but witnessing it. —

Fortesa Latifi, Washington Post, 11 May 2023 For the entire season — all his life, really — Escovar had been swimming against able-bodied athletes. —

Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023 In what should have been a routine enlistment required for all able-bodied men, unforeseen events such as the departure of a BIGBANG member and the COVID-19 pandemic canceling his band’s comeback performance for Coachella 2020 complicated a simple musical return. —

Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2023 In addition, the bill would apply work requirements to able-bodied adults without dependents in Medicaid, the federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage for low-income Americans. —

Kevin Freking, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023 In the 1930s millions of able-bodied Americans were thrown out of work and onto breadlines through no fault of their own. —

Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023 The bills were introduced the day after the April 4 spring election during which Wisconsinites overwhelmingly voted in favor of a non-binding referendum that said unemployed, able-bodied adults should be required to search for work while receiving benefits. —

Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023 See More

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