sprain

Kevin Durant was ruled out Tuesday because of a left ankle sprain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

Lyla had already spent more than a year dealing with pain that was initially thought to be a sprain or small fracture.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Leonard exited Friday’s loss against the Lakers with an ankle sprain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026

“You’re lucky his hand isn’t broken. It was a sprain, his mother said. The thumb. Still, it’ll be two weeks before he can get back.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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

Garrett sustained shoulder and biceps sprains and was sidelined for the Browns’ game that week against the Atlanta Falcons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 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

My mother used the tobacco, leeks, and grasses swimming about the hand to rub our sprains and bruises.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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

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

And for the second straight game they were hoping to win without leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau, whose sprained knee still hadn’t healed enough for coach Mick Cronin to risk putting him on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2026

I would have thought Tiki Barber wouldn't have ever had anything more than a sprained ankle.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

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

Reggie Jackson played nine minutes for Denver despite spraining his ankle in the second half of Game 3.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 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