Examples of able-bodied in a Sentence
every able-bodied young man in the village had been sent off to fight in the war
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The chamber's leading rules expert, Elizabeth MacDonough, sided on June 26 against the inclusion of provisions that the GOP wanted to put in the bill aimed at reducing spending on Medicaid by requiring work from able-bodied adults and denying access to non-citizens.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 June 2025
One study finds that work requirements decreased SNAP participation for a group of still eligible adults with disabilities by almost 8%, while reducing participation for able-bodied childless adults by 21%.
—Emily Eisner, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
And Obama expanded it to include able-bodied adults.
—ABC News, 29 June 2025
Currently, in order to qualify, able-bodied adults between 18-54 must meet work requirements.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 June 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 June 2025
One study finds that work requirements decreased SNAP participation for a group of still eligible adults with disabilities by almost 8%, while reducing participation for able-bodied childless adults by 21%.
—Emily Eisner, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
And Obama expanded it to include able-bodied adults.
—ABC News, 29 June 2025
Currently, in order to qualify, able-bodied adults between 18-54 must meet work requirements.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 June 2025
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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