How do you use Bedridden in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like ill or sick, plus the exact meaning.
Bedridden in a sentence
Bedridden meaning
Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
Using Bedridden
- The main meaning on this page is: Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.
- Useful related words include: bedfast, bedrid, sick-abed, ill.
- In the example corpus, bedridden often appears in combinations such as: bedridden for, bedridden and, was bedridden.
Context around Bedridden
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bedridden
- In this selection, "bedridden" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, left, say, now, due, parastatal and patient stand out and add context to how "bedridden" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after being bedridden for years and all but bedridden due to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bedridden" sits close to words such as aborigines, abreu and accommodates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bedridden
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I was, as they say, bedridden,” said. (7 words)
I’ve seen people bedridden or dying from waterborne diseases, including cholera,” she says. (14 words)
Steele, a linebacker battling a rare form of cancer called thymoma, spent several days bedridden. (15 words)
Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has hired marketer Daniel Makata as its new chief executive officer (CEO) in a move board chairperson Zachary Kasomekera says is part of turning around the bedridden parastatal. (34 words)
The two brothers leave behind their mother who is now bedridden due to age, their two sisters and all their children who range between the ages of seven and 28. (30 words)
The patient’s relatives said the person had underlying conditions and they had been bedridden for three weeks for other reasons prior to contracting bird flu, the WHO said. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has hired marketer Daniel Makata as its new chief executive officer (CEO) in a move board chairperson Zachary Kasomekera says is part of turning around the bedridden parastatal.
I'm also listening to his weekly podcast, the NutritionFacts Podcast, on my 40 weekly walks (Grandfather is up to 7 hours after being bedridden for years).
I was, as they say, bedridden,” said.
Over a dozen people from the transgender community and those who are bedridden are among those who have been covered under the project.
The two brothers leave behind their mother who is now bedridden due to age, their two sisters and all their children who range between the ages of seven and 28.
A few days after receiving the first massage, the singer reported on Facebook that she had been left bedridden, with numbness spreading through her body.
After Tuesdays shots, it was twice as bad, and for twice a long (still bedridden at this time).
Bedridden with a horrendous hangover the next day, I was unable to join Adrian and our friends for a planned country walk and pub lunch.
During the visit, the team encountered a bedridden patient, Ms. Sombat Kumkaew, living at house in Moo 5, Naklua.
Elaborating on it she said “I had acute back pain and I was bedridden for a long time.
I’ve seen people bedridden or dying from waterborne diseases, including cholera,” she says.
Notorious crooked cop Roger Rogerson died after suffering a major stroke while bedridden and receiving "end-of-life care", an inquest has confirmed.
She added: "Teenagers have been left bedridden after playing in the river, and the council unable to plant new woodland due to the pollution.
Speaking to The Sun, she continued: ‘He went so downhill in such a short amount of time the doctors thought he had advance dementia and would be bedridden.
Steele, a linebacker battling a rare form of cancer called thymoma, spent several days bedridden.
Syreeta once worked as a hairstylist, but on the show, she was all but bedridden due to her size.
The patient’s relatives said the person had underlying conditions and they had been bedridden for three weeks for other reasons prior to contracting bird flu, the WHO said.
There was a channel that just screened ‘Law & Order’ and she had been bedridden (at one point).
Transitioning from a state of being bedridden and reliant on others for care, they confront perilous surgical options, gradually reclaiming autonomy and self-discovery throughout each episode.
At 55, Moore was bedridden because of the disease and managed diabetes, but he was otherwise in good health and considered a good candidate, Davis said.
Common combinations with bedridden
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bedridden for 16×
- bedridden and 15×
- was bedridden 13×
- are bedridden 5×
- bedridden with 5×
- be bedridden 4×
- been bedridden 4×
- and bedridden 4×
- left bedridden 3×
- bedridden at 3×