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
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David K. Li, NBC news, 11 July 2025
As they are hidden and often scattered, the mines often maim or kill civilians long after fighting has ended.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
These are dangerous and violent people, who kill, maim and, in many other ways, harm the people of our Country.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Harris' injury evoked memories of the 2015 Fourth of July fireworks incident that maimed New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 11 July 2025
As they are hidden and often scattered, the mines often maim or kill civilians long after fighting has ended.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Noun
Cluster bombs are banned by more than 100 countries because of their devastating impact, spreading multiple submunitions or bomblets over an area as large as a city block, and that can kill, maim, and also lie dormant until triggered.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
These are dangerous and violent people, who kill, maim and, in many other ways, harm the people of our Country.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Maim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maim. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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