wound
Example Sentences
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The female screwworm fly lays its larvae in a wound or an opening of an animal.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
But as the game wound down, Wembanyama was noticeably sluggish, and the Spurs’ attack devolved into a series of low-percentage tries from distance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Unlike a virus, the parasite can’t spread directly from animal to animal, and it requires an open wound to infect an animal, Talbot said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
A year on, the hostel struck by the plane still stands like an open wound.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Then I felt something and looked down to see one of the other dogs—named Duberry—licking the wound in my leg.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing wound
"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 1
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