Example Sentences

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But over time, “animals, just like humans, will heal from this trauma.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

Charlton Bonham, the department’s director, said the idea is that “if we can mostly stay out of the way, these fish populations will heal themselves, sustain themselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

"Eventually there's hope that that wound will heal and the animal can be returned to the wild," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024

“In these difficult moments, each of us decides by our actions whether these wounds will heal or whether other wounds will compound them,” he said in a video posted on Facebook.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

The more time that passes, the less hopeful I am that this is an injury that will heal.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins