maim

Example Sentences

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One legacy we don’t hear anything about in Turning Point is how the war continues to kill, maim, and sicken the Vietnamese people.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2025

But doctors warn that such “button batteries” can maim and kill.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

"Even if they're fed and sterilized, cats retain their instinct to hunt. They are not native wildlife—they are an invasive species. They terrorize, maim, and kill animals who don't stand a chance against them."

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2022

They can kill or maim trees, leaving scarring that allows an entry point for other tree pests and diseases which can stunt their growth.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2022

An implement formerly strewn on the ground in war to maim horses: No. 221.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.