wound

Example Sentences

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The result is an artful onslaught of high-flying, spinning, partnered and sometimes tumbling excursions suggesting that Mr. Peck was eagerly all wound up as he choreographed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nicole turned the hose off, wound it up out of Pet’s reach, then joined them.

From Literature

Now it took more than an hour just to stroll the short, level trail that wound along the riverbank from their campsite to the lake.

From Literature

Many more eccentric characters appear, such as Tristram’s Uncle Toby, a wounded veteran who loses himself by re-creating former battles with miniatures.

From The Wall Street Journal

Asked if the prime minister could survive, she added: "I think he's wounded, absolutely. But is it fatal? I don't know. We'll wait and see."

From BBC