inflicted
Example Sentences
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His comments, in his interview with me, followed by no fewer than two attempts to backtrack 24 hours later, amount to perhaps his biggest self inflicted tangle since he arrived in Downing Street in July.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
And damage inflicted by war on refineries in Russia and the Middle East might not be quickly repaired, said James Noel-Beswick of Sparta Commodities in London, a firm that advises energy traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Suvorova’s story is not just about the childhood trauma inflicted by her mail-order-bride mother, but it’s a redemption story about reuniting with her beloved maternal Babushka and biological father.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
I had heard so many stories of real-world harm inflicted on sick and elderly people.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Tyrion had never quite gotten over the suspicion that his father had inflicted the boy on him as a joke.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
