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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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But the infirmities plaguing India’s political opposition are legion.
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2021
The grandmother’s creeping infirmity does little to curb her excursions with Sophia.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The scenario that would entail the greatest likelihood of radical change is a succession struggle that would occur if Xi were to pass away or resign owing to infirmity.
—Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2020
Months later, and two days before the law was to take effect, Attorney General Mike Hilgers described those infirmities in an advisory opinion.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2021
The grandmother’s creeping infirmity does little to curb her excursions with Sophia.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The scenario that would entail the greatest likelihood of radical change is a succession struggle that would occur if Xi were to pass away or resign owing to infirmity.
—Minxin Pei, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2020
Months later, and two days before the law was to take effect, Attorney General Mike Hilgers described those infirmities in an advisory opinion.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Infirmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmity. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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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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