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Hundreds rushed in convoys of pickup trucks, descending on the hospital to speed the wounded away.—Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 He was expected to travel to Modena later Monday to visit the wounded.—ABC News, 18 May 2026 Before that, religious communities were taking in the wounded, by obligation.—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 But things spun out of his control when Tanaghrisson drove a hatchet into the French commander’s skull and his men began killing the wounded.—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the wounded