INJURY in a Sentence
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160 example sentences for INJURY, such as:
1. I take it as a personal injury.
2. There was no injury but to the head.
3. He avoided the draft because of a foot injury.
4. I ask your pardon for having done you an injury.
5. She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal.
2. There was no injury but to the head.
3. He avoided the draft because of a foot injury.
4. I ask your pardon for having done you an injury.
5. She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of INJURY
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injury
n. wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
n. an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
Classic Sentence: (98 in 7 pages)
1 I ask your pardon for having done you an injury.
2 It was not in places of general resort, or where their equals were assembled, that any avaricious or malevolent noble durst offer him injury.
3 But thy conduct was wrong; as he that would stop a runaway steed, and seizing by the stirrup instead of the bridle, receiveth injury himself, instead of accomplishing his purpose.
4 No pain, no injury, however, was designed by him to his cousin in this offer: she was not to lose a day's exercise by it.
5 His collar-bone was found to be dislocated, and such injury received in the back, as roused the most alarming ideas.
6 There was no injury but to the head.
7 Any injury to it would be almost as serious as its complete loss, for there are no beryls in the world to match these, and it would be impossible to replace them.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
8 There was certainly no physical injury of any kind.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
Context Highlight In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
9 A woman of Spanish blood does not condone such an injury so lightly.
10 Any attempt upon your part to follow the carriage can only end in injury to yourself.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
Context Highlight In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
11 Well, this injury, as he would consider it, has rankled in his wicked, scheming brain, and all his life he has longed for vengeance, but never seen his chance.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
Context Highlight In II. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER
12 But meanwhile, you have time to make some small reparation for the injury you have wrought.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
Context Highlight In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
13 That he could have gone on after receiving such an injury said much for the vitality and courage of the man.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
Context Highlight In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
14 At first she could see no injury, but as she tried to raise him she saw that blood was pouring from the underside of his neck.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
15 The instrument with which the injury had been inflicted lay upon the carpet beside him.
Example Sentence: (62 in 5 pages)
1 Since his injury, Jones has become more of a liability than an asset to the team.
2 Some neck injuries cause total loss of mobility below the point of injury.
3 The three things most difficult are, to keep a secret, to forget an injury, and to make good use of labour.
4 She overcame injury to win the Olympic gold medal.
5 Researchers have determined that heading a football can cause permanent injury.
6 If the truth is a kind of injury, please choose to lie.
7 This condition is sometimes termed RSI, or repetitive strain injury.
8 A helmet affords the cyclist some degree of protection against injury.
9 Excessive dosage of this drug can result in injury to the liver.
10 When the horse suffered a back injury Harvey cured it with his own expert hands.
11 The injury to their key player could be a decisive factor in the game.
12 He avoided the draft because of a foot injury.
13 There is a sharp distinction between crimes which involve injury to people and those that don't.
14 We had our first major upset when Rogers was taken off with a leg injury.
15 I take it as a personal injury.