inflict

Example Sentences

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On Monday its report into the mishap concluded it had "inflicted heavy damage on the OBR's reputation".

From BBC

World champions South Africa humiliated woeful Wales by inflicting a record home defeat on their hosts.

From BBC

Speaking at a conference on Monday, head of the Confederation of British Industry Rain Newton-Smith urged Reeves not to inflict "death by a thousand taxes" on businesses.

From BBC

The audience has been steadily aging as well, feeling every ache that the decade between the show’s first season and the present has inflicted.

From Salon

The Fed’s dovish turn and tighter liquidity have destabilized equity markets of late and inflicted real damage on returns.

From MarketWatch