Example Sentences

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Incorporating Wednesday’s warning, BP has impaired around $23 billion of assets in four years, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Elton John's new music is on pause as the singer continues to deal with an ongoing infection that has impaired his vision.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

That state of affairs has impaired recovery efforts on the ground and harmed the very people who are actually supposed to be there.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024

Cheung, 56, was diagnosed in 2014 with a rare genetic disorder that has impaired her immune system, vision, and blood pressure.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 4, 2023

But the grown-up people forget that their wisdom has impaired their vision to see as boys see and to pass judgment upon things in another sphere.

From The Court of Boyville by Lowell, Orson