sprained
Example Sentences
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Sprained ankles are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries.
From New York Times • May 2, 2022
Sprained ankles are much less worrisome and problematic than sprained knees, and Haskins apparently survived Sunday without any significant damage.
From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2019
“Basketball play. Sprained ankle. I’ll be all right.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2017
Sprained ankles, a bruised left knee, a sore left thumb and weary legs — standard for a player who expends the amount of energy Wall does on a nightly basis — hindered him.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2015
The heating compress is indicated in the following cases: Sprained ankles, rheumatic joints, arthritis, sore throat, etc.
From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.
