wounds

Example Sentences

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The flies lay their eggs in open wounds or mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals, where they hatch into larvae and feed on flesh.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

U.S. cattle ranchers and hog farmers have spent months bracing for the screwworm—which is spread by flies laying eggs in open wounds of warm-blooded animals—to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In his short story “Intimacy,” Raymond Carver uses the metaphor of “dead leaves” to describe the unresolved wounds between the narrator and his ex-wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

She said the gravity of Nowak's wounds meant police could probably not have saved his life, but "what I see now is...police who don't know how to do the right thing anymore".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Mr. Whiskers launched himself straight up and ran off under the shack to lick his wounds.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson