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How to use infirmity in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun

Infirmity means feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age. Example: “He bore the weight of old age and physical infirmity.”

Examples of infirmity by meaning

nounFeebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

  • suffer from an infirmity
  • He bore the weight of old age and physical infirmity.
  • Despite her infirmity, she remained mentally sharp.

More sentences with infirmity

  • Freedom from all defects and imperfections, diseases, and distempers, infirmities and deformities, maimedness and monstrous shapes.2014, Thomas Bolton, The Four Last Things: Death, Judgement, Hell, and Heaven. From the entry maimedness
  • Rainproof is demonstrably non compos mentis on that subject, and his infirmity is spreading.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries. From the entry non compos mentis
  • This “bornness” often entails so many infirmities of genius as to greatly modify its value.1911, The Electric Journal - Volumes 1-7 - Page 951. From the entry bornness
  • Algeny will eradicate infirmities and deformities of all kinds.2000, J. R. Aldergrove, Why We Are Not Obsolete Yet: Genetics, Algeny, and the Future, section 5. From the entry algeny
  • An elimination or decrease in the incidence of genetic infirmities constitutes an improvement of the gene pool of the species.1977, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Evolution. From the entry euphenics
  • He recognized the tone as the one used by friendly sisters to discuss the infirmities of their husbands.1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, Vintage International, published 2001, Part One, Chapter 4. From the entry intimacy
  • Uncle Jobson was in the fowlhouse, treating with kerosene that infirmity common to poultry known as "scaly legs"'.1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 136. From the entry scaly legs
  • Odium pholologicum is a notorious infirmity.George Steiner (1987), George Steiner: A Reader, Oxford University Press, page 199. From the entry odium philologicum
  • Insecure about his infirmity, the Bashaw decreed that all who desired to come into his presence must first submit to having their eyes put out.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 7. From the entry bashaw
  • The fruits are small oranges and are used in mixtures serving as preservative, antidote to bacteria, softening of the heat effects of diseases, atrabiliousness, debility, and infirmity.2010, Patrick E. Iroegbu, Healing Insanity: A Study of Igbo Medicine in Contemporary Nigeria, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris Corporation…. From the entry atrabiliousness
  • He is a frequent resorter to medicinal aids and appliance to combat old age and infirmity , but it is always God Who prescribes for him .1958, Phœnix (pseud.), His Holiness, page 187. From the entry resorter

Meaning of infirmity

  1. noun Feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.
  2. noun A moral weakness or defect.

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Questions about infirmity in a sentence

How do you use infirmity in a sentence?
Infirmity is used as a noun. For example: “He bore the weight of old age and physical infirmity.”
What is a short sentence with infirmity?
“suffer from an infirmity”
What does infirmity mean?
Infirmity means feebleness, frailty or ailment, especially due to old age.

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