inflicted
Example Sentences
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After all the pain Boeing has inflicted on its shareholders and the public, it can’t afford another misstep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
But this is how discovery works: If you claim a broadcast inflicted extraordinary economic harm, the defendant gets to test that claim.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Even so, the damage these fires have inflicted on the environment, hundreds of homes, tourism, local businesses and air quality has left the French public with a lot of questions.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Six months later, he inflicted a humiliating defeat with a lightning counter-offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I can’t let them see my doubts, or the wounds they’ve inflicted on me.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
