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sprain

[spreyn] / spreɪn /
NOUN
twist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


NOUN
injury
Synonyms


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Alt missed three games with a high-ankle sprain in Week 4, then suffered a more severe injury to the same ankle upon his return.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Recall, James suffered a grade 2 sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in the deciding loss.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 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 said he was fitted in a corset and played in it all year on the presumption it was a sprain.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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

When we stand up and walk around after sitting all day, those weakened muscles put us at risk of developing injuries such as plantar fasciitis, ankle instability and ankle sprains.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 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

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

Captain Radko Gudas sprained his ankle in the Ducks’ playoff opener and didn’t return to the lineup, but he would have been available if Anaheim had advanced to another round.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 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

“Two weeks from school for a sprained thumb?”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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

Days after he was announced as the Clippers’ fifth starter, Terance Mann will miss the season opener after spraining an ankle Monday during practice, the team said.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2023

He missed nearly eight weeks after spraining his right big toe on June 3 at Dodger Stadium.

From Washington Times Sep. 22, 2023

She worried that if either action became routine, she could have a bad accident, spraining an ankle, breaking a bone, or worse.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull




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