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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Less than 10% of all the people receiving SNAP benefits are able-bodied adults without children who are between the ages of 19 and 49.
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Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
Between 2017 and 2019, 62% of able-bodied adult SNAP recipients did not work, often due to caregiving duties or other barriers.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Every Wednesday night, volunteers, able-bodied riders, and adaptive riders join to eat, drink, and ride.
—Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
During the brief media window during practice Thursday, the most able-bodied quarterback on the roster was Adrian Martinez.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 7 Nov. 2025
Between 2017 and 2019, 62% of able-bodied adult SNAP recipients did not work, often due to caregiving duties or other barriers.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Every Wednesday night, volunteers, able-bodied riders, and adaptive riders join to eat, drink, and ride.
—Outside, 15 Oct. 2025
During the brief media window during practice Thursday, the most able-bodied quarterback on the roster was Adrian Martinez.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 23 Nov. 2025.
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