get frail

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

Informal way to say become frail.

frailVERBS + frail

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Examples (10)

  • As people age, they often get frail and need more support.
  • After the long illness, he got frail very quickly that winter.
  • She's getting frail, but she still insists on living alone.
  • If you don't eat well, you could get frail over time.
  • My grandfather has gotten frail since the surgery.
  • The heat made the patients get frail faster than expected.
  • Do people really get frail just because they stop exercising?
  • In her nineties, she didn't get frail until the very end.
  • Please watch your diet so you don't get frail again.
  • It's heartbreaking to see him get frail after losing his partner.