Examples of able-bodied in a Sentence
every able-bodied young man in the village had been sent off to fight in the war
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Trump’s big bill, which is now law, requires able-bodied adults to work 80 hours per month to qualify for Medicaid benefits.
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Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
In Minnesota, anywhere from 150,000 to 250,000 people could lose benefits under new Medicaid eligibility requirements, including a requirement for able-bodied adults to work, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a public health policy nonprofit.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Increasing the child tax credit is popular (at 72% in this poll), and polls show that the work requirement for able-bodied, nondisabled individuals generally garners more support than opposition.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The bill raises the age limit for able-bodied adults without dependents from 54 to 64.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
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Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
In Minnesota, anywhere from 150,000 to 250,000 people could lose benefits under new Medicaid eligibility requirements, including a requirement for able-bodied adults to work, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a public health policy nonprofit.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Increasing the child tax credit is popular (at 72% in this poll), and polls show that the work requirement for able-bodied, nondisabled individuals generally garners more support than opposition.
—Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The bill raises the age limit for able-bodied adults without dependents from 54 to 64.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2025
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“Able-bodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able-bodied. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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