maimed; maiming; maims
maimer
noun
1
obsolete
: serious physical injury
especially
: loss of a member of the body
2
obsolete
: a serious loss
Examples of maim in a Sentence
Verb
The bomb killed 16 people and maimed several others.
on-the-job accidents maim far too many workers every year
Recent Examples on the Web
David Axe, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Last month, pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon in a coordinated Israeli attack that killed dozens of people and maimed thousands, including women and children.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Nothing here will surprise, let alone maim, anyone.
—Vulture, 24 July 2023
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Verb
But nine out of 100 get through, striking homes and businesses with their 110-pound warheads, maiming and killing indiscriminately.
—David Axe, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Last month, pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon in a coordinated Israeli attack that killed dozens of people and maimed thousands, including women and children.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
Every year, thousands of incidents happen at sea and in port – dozens of which kill or maim sailors, longshoreman and bystanders.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Nothing here will surprise, let alone maim, anyone.
—Vulture, 24 July 2023
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“Maim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maim. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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