wounded

Example Sentences

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A Pasadena police officer shot and wounded a colleague in the shoulder inside the department’s parking garage last September during an incident the police chief described as “unsafe, out-of-policy horseplay.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"We and people from the neighbouring areas rushed to the scene and rescued the remaining people. We even took some wounded to the clinic," said Ali Jan Akhlaqi, a 29-year-old resident.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Another may have wounded another bystander, who is suing the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Over the next few months wounded sailors managed to escape and make their way back to Shanghai.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Willie introduced himself and presented Booth: “Here is a wounded Confederate soldier that we want you to take care of for a day or so. Will you do it?”

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson