the wounded

noun

: people who have been wounded

They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

Examples of the wounded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Miami-Dade County fire officials, some victims were trapped inside the vehicles and at least three of the wounded are in critical condition. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

When war reaches their shores, they are ordered to help nurse the wounded in a military hospital hidden away in a cave. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

At least 19 of the wounded were children under the age of 10, including seven boys and 12 girls, the Iranian Students’ News Agency quoted a regional health official as saying. — Zachary Cohen, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

As other journalists, including Dagga, and rescue workers rushed up an external staircase to help the wounded and document what happened, the military struck again, killing 20 people. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the wounded

• abounded
• astounded
• compounded
• confounded
• expounded
• foregrounded
• impounded
• propounded
• rebounded
• resounded
• subrounded
• surrounded