inflict
Example Sentences
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Like the rest of the field, he had to take some punches from a course set-up which wanted to inflict pain with its devilish pins, severely sloping greens and thick rough.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The U.S. remains China’s biggest single trading partner and its economy is still the world’s largest, meaning that a sharp rupture with the U.S. could inflict deep pain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
A criminal conviction, even with a modest sentence, could still inflict serious damage, including a "big reputational impact," Tokson said.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The plaintiffs had not even established that shifting power generation toward technologies that inflict less damage on humans and the planet qualified as “harm” here.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
She understands, as only a mother can, the terror she is about to inflict, the ache Enrique will feel, and finally the emptiness.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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