Example Sentences

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Without such unpaid family support, older adults would go without care or end up in institutionalized care, which would further burden the healthcare system and public programs like Medicaid.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Still, Alary said, even when he was institutionalized and forced to be without his phone, he was itching to get back to Aimee as soon as he was let out.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Alice’s thoughts spin out of control; she grows paranoid and reckless; soon she is in the grip of a complete psychotic breakdown and has to be institutionalized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Today, in more mundane matters, the distaste for accountability has been institutionalized throughout the government.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025

He was still involved with the legal system and was always under the threat of being institutionalized again if somebody bothered to check on him.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers