Sentence examples for frail years from inspiring English sources

Some have questioned whether it is worth the time and effort to prosecute war criminals in their final, frail years.

Even in his final frail years, when returning to France became increasingly difficult, and he struggled to walk and keep tears from rheumy eyes, Howard would perform this respectful ritual.

I remember feeling exactly that when my mother was in her frail years, and how we all laughed off the lapses and the falls -- as much for ourselves as for her.

There was no statistical difference between the age (SD) of frail [85.6 (6.1) years] and non-frail patients [84.6 (6.8) years] (P = 0.234).

The older adult community consists of so many micro groups — from youthful 60-year-olds to frail 90-year-olds, sedentary to active, employed to retired, and so on (and frankly, "youthful" and "frail" are not usually age specific, so I caution against segmenting strictly by age — you need multiple filters).

They are so ill and frail, several years in prison will surely kill them.

Mr. Lodukolo was a frail 95 years old by then, getting around with the aid of a walking stick.

But these two doyennes of Park Avenue did have someone in common during their frail final years: Francis X . Morrissey Jr. a lawyer who has been accused of wrongfully meddling in their estate matters to enrich himself.

With her gray hair gathered in a ponytail, Ms. Bourgeois looks girl-like in her frail elder years, and experts and attendants explain that hostility has given way to tenderness.

Medical notes described him as "frail, 84 years old, has Alzheimer's disease... demented.

How can we expect a frail, 84-year-old woman and a spry 7-year-old boy who aspires to be the next Lebron James, to share feelings of elation or despair about something that does not impact their common human desire for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?