Example Sentences

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The Wolves head coach joked afterwards that he had injured himself when sprinting down the touchline after his team's late winner.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Vonn said she had injured her left knee in the heavy fall in Switzerland but insisted that her "Olympic dream is not over".

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Republican nominee, Vice President Richard Nixon, was not well: he had injured his knee and was recovering from a bad cold.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

After feeling his side cramp up in the Dodgers’ decisive Game 5 win over the San Diego Padres in the National League Division Series, doctors determined he had injured his intercostal muscle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025

The man with the dartboard was the Blue Fairy Godmother who had injured little Paul Lazzaro.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut