maimed
Example Sentences
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The police force was cast into turmoil after the 2024 overthrow of the autocratic government of now-convicted fugitive Sheikh Hasina, which left at least 1,400 dead and thousands maimed -- many by police gunfire.
From Barron's
According to Human Rights Watch, Russian forces have deliberately targeted civilians in the city with FPV drones and killed or maimed them - a war crime.
From BBC
In another instance, a bear maimed the hand of a man living in the Chantry Flat area of the Angeles National Forest.
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
“These are lethal devices. Had any of these been thrown in a person’s direction, they could have killed or maimed that person,” Hochman said.
From Los Angeles Times
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