bodily

Example Sentences

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An exception allows immediate searches that “assist in mitigating or eliminating a threat to life or serious bodily harm.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

They include the bar's French owners, husband and wife Jacques and Jessica Moretti, who face charges of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The 2019 documentary short “Valerie,” directed by Souther, dropped the veil on Perrine’s battle with the illness, with her loss of bodily autonomy captured in the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The owners of the bar, Jacques and Jessica Moretti, have been accused of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

The goon hadn’t murdered Lice Peeking, as Shelly had thought, but he had scared the bodily fluids out of him.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen