How to Use injury-prone in a Sentence

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• In his five-year career, the injury-prone Chisolm has played more than 100 games only twice.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
• For the Lakers to compete for a championship, the injury-prone Davis will have to remain healthy.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• There are some older, injury-prone free agents still out there, who would, like Quintana, need time to ramp up.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
• But with the injury-prone George and Embiid in tow, health is always a question mark.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
• Mayfield’s contract — five years left at $3.5 million per — is a beast for a third-pair guy who’s 32 and injury-prone.
  — Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
• Mostert spent most of last season hurt and has been injury-prone his entire career.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2025
• Harder running surfaces and a stiff shoe are the best bet for injury-prone calf muscles.
  — Ian McMahan, Outside Online, 18 Sep. 2020
• Second-year lineman Tyre Phillips has been injury-prone, and his future could be at guard.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• As a result, trail runners are no more or less injury-prone than road runners.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• However, Harden has been injury-prone that past two seasons and has lost a step.
  — oregonlive, 30 June 2023
• But he was labeled as an injury-prone player early in his NBA career through no fault of his own.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 June 2022
• The Guardians already have enough poor fielding, streaky and injury-prone outfielders.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021
• To get him, the Dodgers traded their own injury-prone pitcher in Pepiot, who also has a high upside.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• The utility infielder has been injury-prone dating back to his years in the minors in the Giants system.
  — Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• Buehler stumbling would leave the team exposed if the injury-prone Glasnow goes down again or Yoshinobu Yamamoto fatigues in the late stages of the season.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
• Based on how that trade went over, Chisholm should probably avoid dealing Jayson Tatum for an older and more injury-prone player.
  — Jay King, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
• It’s been a dizzying run of injuries and poor performance at the game’s most important position for the game, but injury-prone Browns.
  — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The Heat likely don't want to pay the 35-year-old, injury-prone Butler to a full maximum extension of his current contract.
  — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
• Best for: Long, steady workouts, and people who are injury-prone or returning from injury.
  — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 24 Mar. 2025
• Hughes, meanwhile, has shown electric talent in his three seasons, but has been injury-prone.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
• Madrigal is injury-prone, undersized and has never played shortstop in the Major Leagues.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
• Say injury-prone Trout can play 140 regular-season games.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
• His first player was injury-prone ace Jacob deGrom, who at $23 could be a huge bargain … or an expensive bust.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
• What was once a one-handed, intuitive action is now a frustrating, injury-prone task.
  — Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
• But injury-prone fourth outfielders don’t get eight-year, $162 million contracts.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
• Things are so unsettled, their most reliable pitcher is the aging and injury-prone Kershaw.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
• Things are so unsettled, their most reliable pitcher is the aging and injury-prone Kershaw.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
• Fans are upset with injury-prone Sixers star Joel Embiid.
  — Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
• After balky hamstrings saddled him with an injury-prone label, Fulton has set career highs for tackles (51) and games (15).
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
• The Sixers retooled their roster this offseason as a way to provide as much depth as possible around their injury-prone franchise big.
  — Kambui Bomani, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024