the infirm
noun
: people who are weak, ill, etc. : infirm people
providing care for the elderly and the infirm
Examples of the infirm in a Sentence
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Relatives of the infirm want answers.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
Memories of the infirm old man at the end of his term cloud the whirlwind of the first Biden years.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
The centerpiece is a 1910 portrait of Dr. Erwin von Graff, a physician at a women’s clinic in Vienna, who gave Schiele direct access to patients: newborns, pregnant women, and the infirm.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
Duffy’s bugbears include the aforementioned fisticuffs, a lack of pleases and thank yous for staff, and the reluctance of current passengers to help the aged, the infirm, and the pregnant.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
There's a lot of pressure that emerges on the labor force because of the requirement to care for the elderly and to care for the infirm, which is growing every month.
—Katie Drummond, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
Pretty much all of Alex’s victims are Black people, children and the infirm.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025
During the 1918 flu pandemic, a collective of California citrus growers (known as Sunkist) decided that the refreshing taste of lemon could spur the infirm to drink more fluids.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
However, putting our nation’s finances back on track should not be done on the backs of the poor, the disadvantaged or the infirm.
—Dee Stewart, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2026
Memories of the infirm old man at the end of his term cloud the whirlwind of the first Biden years.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
The centerpiece is a 1910 portrait of Dr. Erwin von Graff, a physician at a women’s clinic in Vienna, who gave Schiele direct access to patients: newborns, pregnant women, and the infirm.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026
Duffy’s bugbears include the aforementioned fisticuffs, a lack of pleases and thank yous for staff, and the reluctance of current passengers to help the aged, the infirm, and the pregnant.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2025
There's a lot of pressure that emerges on the labor force because of the requirement to care for the elderly and to care for the infirm, which is growing every month.
—Katie Drummond, Wired News, 18 Nov. 2025
Pretty much all of Alex’s victims are Black people, children and the infirm.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025
During the 1918 flu pandemic, a collective of California citrus growers (known as Sunkist) decided that the refreshing taste of lemon could spur the infirm to drink more fluids.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
However, putting our nation’s finances back on track should not be done on the backs of the poor, the disadvantaged or the infirm.
—Dee Stewart, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
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“The infirm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20infirm. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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