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Six example sentences with debilitate, each labelled with its topic.
Untreated anemia can debilitate a patient so thoroughly that climbing one flight of stairs takes several minutes and long rest.
Medicine
Three weeks in a cast debilitated her calf to the point where she could not hold a single-leg balance.
Fitness
A stomach virus debilitated half the roster, and the coach played walk-ons for nineteen minutes of a conference game.
Basketball
Scurvy debilitated whole crews on long voyages until surgeons insisted on lemons in the daily ration.
History
The dry summer debilitated the deer herd, and rangers found animals too weak to climb out of the valley.
Environment
Weeks of poor sleep can debilitate a person as thoroughly as illness, dulling reactions and draining strength.
Psychology
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