Example Sentences

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In a letter shared on Instagram, the aespa frontwoman vowed "to heal the wounds" she had inflicted.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2024

The drills, due to end on Tuesday, are in line with an annual training plan but the PLA Daily said the conflict in Myanmar had inflicted casualties and was "complicating the security situation".

From Reuters • Nov. 28, 2023

Mr Waite said Houghton's "reckless and foolish" actions had "inflicted more trauma on an already grieving family".

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023

She said her father’s long absence had inflicted deep psychological wounds on her family.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Poverty and hard work had inflicted iniquitous damage on both.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller