trauma

Example Sentences

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"These 42 ft adults, one male and one female, were both malnourished. The male also had significant trauma to the head, consistent with ship strike," it added.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The number with serious mental health issues, particularly trauma, is also “very high,” they said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"If she had been there with me for two weeks, that would have reduced my trauma significantly."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"Opera singers, we often carry the heavy grief and drama and trauma in our own work," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Today they speak back, as individuals and as sovereign nations, against ongoing trauma and the consequences of conquest and terminal narratives.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz