maimed
Example Sentences
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In “The Air as Air,” Sidney, a vet maimed in Iraq, belongs to a recovery movement focused on breath.
From Los Angeles Times
Maj Lipsky acknowledges the civilian suffering in Gaza and does not deny the imagery of dead and maimed women and children.
From BBC
“What we used to do was wait for people to be killed and maimed,” explains Duncan Spencer from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
From BBC
Those who had lost loved ones in the war, or had been crippled or maimed, could not so easily put sorrowful memories aside.
From Literature
As Angela meets with the maimed workers, they often tailor their testimonials to what they think will be most appealing to the corporation, their actual circumstance reduced to a pity-inducing performance.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.