injure
Example Sentences
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The Highway Code says dogs travelling in vehicles must be "suitably restrained so they cannot distract you while you are driving or injure you, or themselves, if you stop quickly".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Federal prosecutors said while many people were peacefully demonstrating against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles County last summer, some people sought to use violence to obstruct, impede or injure officers conducting the enforcement operations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Elvis put a shin pad under his pants leg, and I took a couple of practice shots—until he was sure I wouldn’t miss and injure him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
James, who scored 16 points in Thursday's loss, appeared to injure his left elbow in the fourth quarter, after he was shunted off the court and landed on the legs of a cameraman.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Fortresses, then, are either useful or not, depending upon the times: if they benefit you in one way, they injure you in another.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing injure
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jur, jus, List 1
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