inflict

Example Sentences

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Brentford inflicted a huge blow on Unai Emery's men despite playing more than half the game a man down.

From Barron's

Is humanity worth the pain it inflicts upon itself?

From Literature

A lower dollar brings mixed effects, boosting the competitiveness of US exporters but inflicting higher prices on cash-strapped consumers for imported goods.

From Barron's

Then last season, they inflicted the only Europa League group phase defeat on eventual champions Tottenham.

From BBC

Frederick Douglass and others were known to carry a supposedly magical root to protect them from violence inflicted by slaveholders.

From The Wall Street Journal