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Examples of infirmity in a Sentence
In recent years she has had to reduce her schedule because of age and infirmity.
the infirmities of old age
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Let those who have come to grips with such perception-altering infirmities in themselves or others cast the first stone.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
President Biden is being excessively and unfairly harassed about his age — in contrast with former President Trump, whose age and infirmities therefrom (e.g., inane comments recorded at campaign events) are treated with kid gloves.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
The campaign to nudge President Joe Biden out of the race for the White House has reached its next phase: named public statements about his infirmity.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 July 2024
Joe Biden’s infirmities and their contributions to the president’s maladroit performance have imposed a paradox on the country.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 July 2024
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2024
President Biden is being excessively and unfairly harassed about his age — in contrast with former President Trump, whose age and infirmities therefrom (e.g., inane comments recorded at campaign events) are treated with kid gloves.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 July 2024
The campaign to nudge President Joe Biden out of the race for the White House has reached its next phase: named public statements about his infirmity.
—W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 July 2024
Joe Biden’s infirmities and their contributions to the president’s maladroit performance have imposed a paradox on the country.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 July 2024
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“Infirmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmity. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
infirmity
noun
in·fir·mi·ty
in-ˈfər-mət-ē 
plural infirmities
Medical Definition
infirmity
noun
in·fir·mi·ty
in-ˈfər-mət-ē
plural infirmities
: the quality or state of being infirm
especially
: an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state
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