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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And yet Francis has never been shy about showing his frailty, age or infirmities in ways that seem unthinkable for public figures for whom any sign of fragility can threaten their authority and undermine their agenda.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Kureishi has been ambushed by the physical infirmities of age in a rare way.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Is Jill Biden Edith Wilson, an overprotective First Lady clinging to power in the face of her husband’s obvious infirmity?
—airmail.news, 13 July 2024
His zeal seemed even stranger when juxtaposed with a sensible approach to my own infirmities.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Kureishi has been ambushed by the physical infirmities of age in a rare way.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2025
Is Jill Biden Edith Wilson, an overprotective First Lady clinging to power in the face of her husband’s obvious infirmity?
—airmail.news, 13 July 2024
His zeal seemed even stranger when juxtaposed with a sensible approach to my own infirmities.
—Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Infirmity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infirmity. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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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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