How to Use able-bodied in a Sentence

able-bodied

adjective

• The younger and able-bodied men slept in cars parked outside.
  — Adam Rasgon, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2023
• A day at the track is not limited to the able-bodied anymore.
  — Sami Haj-Assaad, Car and Driver, 5 June 2023
• In South Korea, all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 28 are required to serve for two years.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
• For able-bodied readers, July can be a good time to learn.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
• With all the men at the front, able-bodied women were conscripted to go to the forests in summer to collect wood for fuel.
  — Alan Philps, Town & Country, 5 July 2023
• In the 1930s millions of able-bodied Americans were thrown out of work and onto breadlines through no fault of their own.
  — Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
• Perhaps there was a time when the assumption that able-bodied young men would always be in the workforce made sense.
  — Jens Ludwig, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
• The time limit for able-bodied adults was waived across the country by a law passed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
  — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
• These are able-bodied people, who otherwise could use their hands.
  — Serena Dai, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2023
• Military service is mandatory in South Korea, with all able-bodied men expected to serve in the army for 18 months by the age of 28.
  — Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
• Absent changes, many able-bodied adults will remain jobless, which is bad for them and our economy.
  — Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• Smith uses the analogy of a shovel—which increased the power of able-bodied workers—versus a steam shovel—which did the work for them.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023
• The agreement would raise the age for existing work requirements on able-bodied adults, from 49 to 54, without children.
  — Arkansas Online, 28 May 2023
• Hundreds of thousands were added to the Medicaid rolls when Steve Beshear expanded the program to cover able-bodied adults.
  — Fox News, 19 Apr. 2023
• Now, middle-aged and still able-bodied, many are making a reverse migration.
  — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
• The emotional wounds of a trans or disabled Latina are going to be different than someone who is able-bodied.
  — Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• All able-bodied men in Korea are required to perform 18-21 months of military service.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
• The first step in such service is to enlist as many able-bodied adults as possible to begin ferrying slices and ice cream as quickly as they can be plated.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
• Under current law, all able-bodied South Korean men are required to serve in the military for a period of 18 to 21 months, depending on the branch.
  — Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
• These would require able-bodied working-age adults to work at least 20 hours a week to receive benefits from food stamps, Medicaid and a few other programs.
  — Stephen Moore, WSJ, 29 May 2023
• In South Korea, all able-bodied men between 18 and 28 must serve approximately two years in the military.
  — Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2023
• Those changes included exemptions to the work requirement for able-bodied adults without children at home.
  — Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2024
• In some of India’s regions, the population is still growing too fast for their economies, producing many more able-bodied young people than there are jobs to occupy them.
  — Weiyi Cai, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• For the entire season — all his life, really — Escovar had been swimming against able-bodied athletes.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• But visibility matters, especially in places long typified as straight, able-bodied, and white—and that’s where folks like Dusty Ballard and Mike Ryan come in.
  — Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2024
• The House passed a bill on April 26 that would require able-bodied adults without children to work, train or volunteer at least part time as a condition of receiving taxpayer support.
  — Nick Stehle, wsj.com, 12 May 2023
• The debt ceiling deal will tighten work requirements for SNAP by requiring able-bodied, childless low-income adults younger than 55 to work 20 hours a week or be engaged in job training or job searches.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
• Currently, the Department of Corrections is permitted to require able-bodied inmates to work for as little as 35 cents an hour.
  — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
• The former paratrooper started in the merchant marine as an able-bodied seaman, working his way up to become a mate and eventually a master.
  — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 15 July 2023
• Currently, so called able-bodied adults who are 49 and younger and do not have children must work or participate in a training program for at least 80 hours a month to receive food stamps for a prolonged period.
  — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024