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sprain

[spreyn] / spreɪn /
NOUN
twist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


NOUN
injury
Synonyms


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Plum, who missed three games with a right ankle sprain earlier this season, is out with a lower left leg injury and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, the team announced Wednesday morning.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

All-American Yaxel Lendeborg, gutting out a knee sprain, added 13.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

France striker Mbappe, 27, was diagnosed with a left knee sprain at the beginning of March and has been missing from Real's line-up since their La Liga game against Osasuna on 21 February.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

He has not played since Jan. 14 because of a Grade 1 sprain of his right big toe.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

Esther’s black high heels were shaky, and as she walked past, Ifemelu worried that the shoes would collapse and sprain Esther’s ankles.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Lower limb injuries including sprains, bone damage and wear and tear of the tendons are common, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

But the walk-in centre is not for medical emergencies, sprains, repeat prescriptions or long-term conditions.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

Fact: Back pain is usually caused by muscle strains or sprains, not by a serious condition like a disc or vertebrae issue.

From Science Daily Dec. 15, 2025

She said that although it was “probably one of the worst sprains I’ve ever dealt with,” it is “very reasonable” that she could be back to 5-on-5 play by the end of October.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2025

They licked their lips and clucked their tongues in fond remembrance of pains they had endured—childbirth, rheumatism, croup, sprains, backaches, piles.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

“I’m fine. I’ve got a sprained neck, and I’m really in shock and sort of cry all the time, but I’m going to heal.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Oklahoma City All-Star Jalen Williams has missed games with a hamstring injury, and San Antonio All-Star De’Aaron Fox is limping through contests on a sprained ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 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

Reyne had sprained his ankle packing, plus his shoe got stolen, he said, so the sidewalk was as far as he had gotten.

From Slate Mar. 25, 2026

“Not broken. Twisted, yes, sprained perhaps. You have the Devil’s own luck, boy, falling into the compost. ’Tain’t the end of the world.”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

Cronin went back to his normal starting lineup with the exception of forward Tyler Bilodeau, who was out after spraining his left knee in practice Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2025

Raducanu has not played since spraining ligaments in her foot during a Korea Open quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina on 21 September.

From BBC Oct. 23, 2024

Cleveland also lost Mobley, who didn’t return after spraining his left ankle with 5:29 left in the third quarter.

From Seattle Times Mar. 5, 2024

She hasn’t played for the U.S. since spraining her right knee following the World Cup.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2023

I got to my feet: minor spraining of the sub ... trans ... damn, what was that called?

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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