How to Use injury in a Sentence
injury
noun- She fell and suffered an injury to her arm.
- The team has been weakened by illness and injury.
- She's concerned about the risk of injury to her reputation.
- His athletic career has been slowed by injuries.
- Careless use of these tools can cause serious bodily injury.
- She survived the accident without injury.
- Hikers need to take sensible precautions to prevent injury.
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Raúl Jiménez was benched due to an injury to the knee and groin.
—Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2022
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And on this day, his old injury is the furthest thing from his mind.
—Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
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Pearsall was not on the injury report coming out of the game in Green Bay.
—Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Coach Kyle Shanahan wasn’t pointing to injuries as the reason for the loss to the Rams.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Owen was burned and died of her injuries two days later.
—USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
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The woman fell to the ground and sustained minor injuries.
—Jay Valle, NBC News, 29 Aug. 2023
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Joey Bosa is out with a groin injury as of this week and will be getting surgery.
—Chron, 30 Sep. 2022
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Running on a belt that's too short for your body may put you at risk of injury.
—Good Housekeeping, 2 Mar. 2023
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The boy was stabbed 26 times and succumbed to his injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
—Chris Boyette, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
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But Jenkins has missed 23 games in four years due to injuries.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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To live in Kyiv is to live with the fact that, at any moment, death or injury may be around the corner.
—Sam Skove, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
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Along with the race against time, the Niners will try to cope with the high injury risk of several of their stars.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
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Tight end Greg Dulcich hasn’t been able to catch a break on the injury front.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 23 May 2024
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The injury required surgery and Payton missed the first 35 games of this season.
—C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2023
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Joey Bosa left Sunday's loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars with a groin injury.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2022
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This isn't the first time Monk has suffered a major injury late in the season.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
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But the pain from her injury flared up before the fifth set Saturday against the Ducks.
—J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2022
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Florida is seeing a spike in such injuries, and so is the U.S. as a whole.
—Stephanie Colombini, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
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Were there other changes in the way injuries were treated?
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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Toone sustained a calf injury in training ahead of the game away to Leicester City last month.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Shelton rendered aid, the chief said, but Jay died from his injuries.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2024
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The Padres have dealt with several injuries to key players this season.
—Steve Berman, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Fewer fish in the lake or fish with deformities, parasites or injuries would be red flags going into spawning season.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
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