maimed
Example Sentences
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She’d begun painting only months earlier, after being injured in a traffic accident that maimed her for life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Since 2007, more than 920 humpback whales have been maimed or killed by long line ropes that commercial crabbers use to haul up cages from the sea floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025
But many other protesters — understandably aroused by videos of starving, maimed, or dying Gazan children — aren’t thinking that far ahead.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2024
Many more are maimed by the venom’s muscle-destroying toxins, as existing treatments are largely ineffective at preventing tissue death.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 16, 2024
Harry glanced over his shoulder to where the small, maimed creature trembled under the chair.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
