sprained
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In January 1851, Ulysses S. Grant, then an Army quartermaster, slipped on an icy sidewalk in Detroit and sprained his leg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Or they didn’t think that the city should be burning tens of millions of dollars to send fire trucks “to every overdose, every sprained ankle, every toothache,” as Mr. Pratt has said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Thomas was taken to hospital, where he said he was lucky to only suffer "sprained ankles and minor stuff".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
He missed the game with a sprained left ankle, an injury he sustained in the fourth quarter of Game 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
And I think I’m pretty good at it because I’ve totally sprained my ankle before while playing tennis, so I know how it feels.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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