harm
noun
physical injury or mental damage; hurt.
harms
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present tense formof harm (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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They should be able to do so with a realistic understanding of both its potential value and its potential harms.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Greenland has repeatedly asked the EU to lift its ban on seal products, in effect since 2009, saying it harms indigenous people in the Arctic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“It’s absolutely a problem, and one that harms not only individual users but society as a whole,” Shams told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Instead of looking to the companies to address potential harms, SooHoo believes more parents should sign the smartphone pledge.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
If we truly want to end violence in our communities, we must come to understand, as discussed in the final chapter, the ways in which mass incarceration increases—not decreases—violence and multiplies its harms.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
