physically challenged
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Because she is not on a standard two-wheel bike, Norton will compete next month in a division for physically challenged athletes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 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
Becoming Bulletproof Michael Barnett's 2015 documentary focuses on the Zeno Mountain Farm, a collective organization that anually produces films in which the cast includes performers who are physically challenged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2016
In their opinion, embedding Paralympic disciplines in the Olympics would make physically challenged athletes fall into oblivion.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2012
Maclean says that this group was not physically challenged by the Canadiens but he still thinks it is are a better defense than Chicago’s.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2010
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