maim

Example Sentences

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Animal welfare campaigners said the proposed legislation would stop greyhounds being maimed and killed, but critics called it a needless bill that would not improve animal welfare.

From BBC

Navy has faced, maiming more ships than any other means of attack since World War II, according to a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Barrel after barrel was being rolled across the deck to be maimed and tossed into the sea.

From Literature

It’s a near-replica of a work shown at the Pompidou with the same solemn title, created to recognize those “physically maimed or mentally harmed” by doctrine and intolerance.

From Los Angeles Times

In “The Air as Air,” Sidney, a vet maimed in Iraq, belongs to a recovery movement focused on breath.

From Los Angeles Times