harm
noun
physical injury or mental damage; hurt.
Example Sentences
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"Children and medical staff were not harmed, as they were in a shelter at the time of the attack," the ministry said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
In March, a Los Angeles jury found that Meta-owned Instagram and Google-owned YouTube were negligent for designing addictive features that harmed the mental health of a California woman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
You felt bad for anyone who got harmed.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“We harmed young people in very real ways,” said David Barnes, a public health historian at the University of Pennsylvania.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
It was fear that he would be harmed — even as he called to me with sharp- edged fangs, I feared for him.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
