maimed

Example Sentences

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And the New York Times recently ran an exposé, “Mangled Horses, Maimed Jockeys,” on the alarming rate of equine injuries at tracks around the United States.

From Slate • May 4, 2012

Maimed soldiers are routinely flown from Iraq to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where they are stabilized before heading to the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Maimed Civil War veterans beg on the streets.

From Time Magazine Archive

And those condemned to live, Maimed, helpless, lingering still through suffering years, May they not envy now the restful sleep Of the dear fellow-martyrs they survive?

From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1 by Lazarus, Emma

The Maimed Man looked at them for a prolonged second, his heart stirred with pride; then he wheeled about and departed.

From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)