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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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.
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Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
The reported reason why V and Jennie reportedly broke up is because of his upcoming enlistment-which makes sense because in South Korea, every able-bodied man must enlist for military service by the age of 30 and serve for 18 to 21 months.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Feb. 2026
Previously, only able-bodied adults without dependents ages 18 to 54 had to meet those requirements.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2026
The law expanded work requirements for able-bodied adults, mandating that parents of dependent children ages 14 and older work, volunteer or participate in job training at least 80 hours a month.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
The reported reason why V and Jennie reportedly broke up is because of his upcoming enlistment-which makes sense because in South Korea, every able-bodied man must enlist for military service by the age of 30 and serve for 18 to 21 months.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 27 Feb. 2026
Previously, only able-bodied adults without dependents ages 18 to 54 had to meet those requirements.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2026
The law expanded work requirements for able-bodied adults, mandating that parents of dependent children ages 14 and older work, volunteer or participate in job training at least 80 hours a month.
—Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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