independent living
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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We’re currently in independent living but have access to higher levels of care if needed.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Many cases of dementia are preceded by a period of mild cognitive impairment -- characterized by deficits in memory and cognitive skills that do not interfere with independent living, Geldsetzer said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025
Co-creator Rodrigo Fuenzalida describes his fonts as independent, living beings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
He said the nuns' "precarious health conditions" meant "that independent living at Goldenstein Convent was no longer possible".
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
To Schleiden, too, we owe the conception of the cell as a more or less independent living unity, whose life is not entirely identified with the life of the plant as a whole.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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