Examples of injury-prone in a Sentence
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Glasnow has kept a schedule similar to Yamamoto’s, as the Dodgers are mindful of how the injury-prone right-hander has never pitched more than 120 innings during a season.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Zeitler, meanwhile, was selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his 12-year career and was a dependable performer on an offensive line that has another free agent in left guard John Simpson and two aging, injury-prone tackles in Ronnie Stanley and Morgan Moses.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
There is a differing argument that Butler, about to turn 35 and injury-prone, is not worth the investment -- and that Miami cannot compete for a championship if Butler remains their top player.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Buehler stumbling would leave the team exposed if the injury-prone Glasnow goes down again or Yoshinobu Yamamoto fatigues in the late stages of the season.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
At least there’s hitting hope in Charlie Blackmon, Hunter Goodman, All-Star Game MVP Einar Diaz and injury-prone slugger Kris Bryant.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Wacker: With the exception of tight end and quarterback, the Ravens need help just about everywhere, most notably along the offensive line with two aging, injury-prone tackles and two starting guards who are free agents and little in the pipeline behind them.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
The injury-prone Glasnow, who was acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and signed to a $136.5-million extension, establishes new career highs in starts, and becomes a Cy Young Award candidate.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
To get him, the Dodgers traded their own injury-prone pitcher in Pepiot, who also has a high upside.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Zeitler, meanwhile, was selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his 12-year career and was a dependable performer on an offensive line that has another free agent in left guard John Simpson and two aging, injury-prone tackles in Ronnie Stanley and Morgan Moses.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2024
There is a differing argument that Butler, about to turn 35 and injury-prone, is not worth the investment -- and that Miami cannot compete for a championship if Butler remains their top player.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
Buehler stumbling would leave the team exposed if the injury-prone Glasnow goes down again or Yoshinobu Yamamoto fatigues in the late stages of the season.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
At least there’s hitting hope in Charlie Blackmon, Hunter Goodman, All-Star Game MVP Einar Diaz and injury-prone slugger Kris Bryant.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Wacker: With the exception of tight end and quarterback, the Ravens need help just about everywhere, most notably along the offensive line with two aging, injury-prone tackles and two starting guards who are free agents and little in the pipeline behind them.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 6 Feb. 2024
The injury-prone Glasnow, who was acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and signed to a $136.5-million extension, establishes new career highs in starts, and becomes a Cy Young Award candidate.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
To get him, the Dodgers traded their own injury-prone pitcher in Pepiot, who also has a high upside.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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“Injury-prone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injury-prone. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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