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

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

“The vast majority of people who are being killed or maimed by snake bites are village farmers and children working out in the fields without shoes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2023

He was a fine craftsman to the tips of his fingers—even to the tips of his maimed hand.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes