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
They eventually found a first aid kit to treat his open wound, but there was only a single bandage.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The steps wound up and up—so far up that he was certain they’d gone much higher than the shack’s two stories.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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