maim

Example Sentences

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The court’s action imperils the CPSC’s ability to ban products that may maim or kill consumers, including children, giving corporations freer rein to flood the market with dangerous goods.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2025

Only the owner of a carrier or racing pigeon can injure, kill, maim, trap or detain their bird.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

In severe cases, he said, offenders can be required to plant two trees for every one they maim.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2023

They can kill or maim trees, leaving scarring that allows an entry point for other tree pests and diseases which can stunt their growth.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2022

When from thy boiling store thou shalt fill each jar brim-full, by-and-by, dost thou think that then wilt always kill outright the robber Fancy lurking within—or sometimes only maim him and distort him!

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 11 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright