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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One of the patients typed up to 80% as quickly as an able-bodied person.
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
Medicaid work requirements Florida senators passed legislation that would have required able-bodied adults on Medicaid to work at least 80 hours per month.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Unlike able-bodied curling, athletes do not slide on the ice.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
By pairing disabled dancers with able-bodied performers, AXIS Dance Company began shifting attention away from impossible feats to the art of what’s possible.
—Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 17 Mar. 2026
Medicaid work requirements Florida senators passed legislation that would have required able-bodied adults on Medicaid to work at least 80 hours per month.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Unlike able-bodied curling, athletes do not slide on the ice.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
By pairing disabled dancers with able-bodied performers, AXIS Dance Company began shifting attention away from impossible feats to the art of what’s possible.
—Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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