physically challenged
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Renovations geared toward the disabled, the physically challenged and the elderly are officially known as home modifications.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Kim’s 2019 bestselling debut, “Miracle Creek,” also dealt with physically challenged children — as well as a hyperbaric chamber, a major disaster and some of the sharpest courtroom drama since Scott Turow.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023
Scott Silveri, creator and executive producer of ABC’s “Speechless,” joins in brushing away the tired notion that a story’s dramatic flow or audience would be thrown off by seeing a physically challenged person.
From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2018
Probably a physically challenged character and of course a gender-neutral one too.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2017
With patriotism in play, the best physically challenged athletes would develop a fan base.
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2012
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