injure
Example Sentences
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It hit a toolshed and did not injure anyone, although it was carrying explosives.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The Highway Code says dogs travelling in vehicles must be "suitably restrained so they cannot distract you while you are driving or injure you, or themselves, if you stop quickly".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Federal prosecutors said while many people were peacefully demonstrating against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles County last summer, some people sought to use violence to obstruct, impede or injure officers conducting the enforcement operations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Elvis put a shin pad under his pants leg, and I took a couple of practice shots—until he was sure I wouldn’t miss and injure him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
However, now he naturally controlled his body quite differently, and he did not injure himself in such a great fall.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
Vocabulary lists containing injure
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