Example Sentences

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"He impugned the integrity of the institutions at the heart of Scottish democracy," she writes, adding: "He was prepared to traumatise, time and again, the women at the centre of it all".

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

“Usually, hyperpigmentation caused by acne could go away eventually, if you don’t traumatise them or rub them,” Berson says.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2022

I certainly don’t want to frighten or traumatise my daughter.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2018

His dad counsels that JD remember his daughter is only four and that by pushing her too hard to take up shooting he may traumatise her and put her off altogether.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2014

"I realised very much straight away or after the incident, it hadn't really or would not traumatise me the way it usually traumatises people," Ms Rosenberg told 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2014