How to Use debilitating in a Sentence

debilitating

adjective

• The 49ers did not game-planning but appeared to get out of the game without a debilitating injury.
  — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024
• Her strength coping with the debilitating effects of the disease led her to try a new medication recommended by her rheumatologist.
  — Essence, 4 Sep. 2024
• This book aims to be a guide on the path out of a debilitating illness.
  — Mary K. Tatum, Ms, Lmhc, Verywell Health, 14 July 2023
• For those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, one-third will progress to a debilitating stage in about three years.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2024
• Mateo has been in a debilitating slump the past eight weeks, while Bemboom’s hit was his first in the majors since May 2022.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2023
• These games are a redemption arc for Biles, who suffered from a debilitating case of the twisties in Tokyo in 2021 and dropped out of the majority of her events.
  — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
• Then came a debilitating stroke for my mom and dementia for my dad.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• For Cole, fatigue and brain fog are the most debilitating aspects of the condition.
  — Rachel Cohrs and Betsy Ladyzhets, STAT, 20 Apr. 2023
• So venereal disease became a widespread and debilitating problem for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
  — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
• But what if dating didn’t have to feel so debilitating?
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• But what if dating didn’t have to feel so debilitating?
  — Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• This games is somewhat of a comeback for Biles, who pulled out of many of her events at the Tokyo Games in 2021 after grappling with a debilitating condition called the twisties.
  — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
• Not a debilitating loss for most Macs, but people with nearly full drives should at least think about offloading stuff to make some room.
  — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2023
• Some were forced to leave the workforce because their symptoms were so debilitating.
  — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
• But while some women fake it from time-to-time, for others the lack of ability to reach orgasm is a far more debilitating issue.
  — Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• The happy news was a welcome surprise after the singer suffered a debilitating stroke in 2013.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
• Dallas is 3-2 after the team suffered a debilitating loss to the San Francisco 49ers last week.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2023
• Menopausal symptoms are more varied, and can be more debilitating, than many people know.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
• TIAs are often warning signs that a person is at risk for a more serious and debilitating stroke.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• The breakthrough offers a beacon of hope for Johnny Lubin, a 15-year-old from Connecticut who has lived with the debilitating effects of the disease.
  — Jon Lapook, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2023
• The New Text thinkers wanted to find ways to push back against the debilitating influence of government corruption.
  — Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
• Exa-cel frees patients from the debilitating and painful effects of this chronic, deadly disease.
  — Gina Kolata, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• Three of the four largest U.S. bank failures in history have come since March, and investors have been on the hunt for what could be next to topple or suffer a debilitating exodus by customers.
  — CBS News, 2 May 2023
• As Covid-19 eased its debilitating grip on the U.S. economy two years ago, businesses scrambled to hire.
  — Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
• But more serious cases of burns and heatstroke, when people have been on the ground for minutes or hours, can be extremely debilitating.
  — Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2023
• Both are common debilitating disorders and seen from the view of a patient suffering from FND or caring for them, this article reads as a hit piece.
  — Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 3 Aug. 2024
• But when she was waylaid by a debilitating loss of momentum, the issue of how to sustain her vocation took on greater urgency.
  — Meara Sharma, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
• Long-hauler syndrome can be one of the most debilitating effects for people who survive Covid-19 infection.
  — Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• These conditions can affect muscles and joints and can be very debilitating.
  — Maria Loreto, chicagotribune.com, 24 Aug. 2020
• Silicon Valley Bank also suffered from what’s called a bank run, where its customers began pulling money out at the same time in a debilitating cascade.
  — Stan Choe, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024