wound
Example Sentences
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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
"We've wound down our kitchen, it was natural for us to cut that and focus on what is front runner for the business, which is drinks sales."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
A hot-strip mill flattens thick slabs of heated steel into long, thin ribbons of sheet steel that are wound into coils and shipped to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
To treat a screwworm infection, DeNotta said, people undergo the same combination of wound debridement and insecticides used in animals.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
There was a dusty little road leading into the woods, but soon it became a narrow, rocky trail, which twisted and wound until I thought I might be going in circles.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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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