cripple for life

Examples (10)

• As a child, she contracted polio and was crippled for life.
• The horrific car crash crippled him for life.
• A fall from that height could cripple you for life.
• He was crippled for life in a mining accident years ago.
• The shrapnel wound from the explosion crippled the soldier for life.
• There's a fear that this new virus could cripple patients for life.
• The lawsuit alleged that the faulty machinery had crippled the worker for life.
• Being crippled for life did not stop him from achieving his dreams.
• They live with the constant worry that a single mistake could cripple their child for life.
• The disease had tragically crippled her for life before she turned twenty.