injuring

present participle of injure
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of injuring Other events in the secondary season include the November 2018 tornado outbreak which spawned at least 10 tornadoes throughout Middle Tennessee, killing one person and injuring three others. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025 Local officials said a 35-year-old man deliberately drove into people between the towns of Saint Pierre d'Oléron and Dolus d'Oléron on Île d’Oléron on Wednesday, injuring 10 people. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 According to court documents, the grand jury accused Childers, while acting as sheriff, of using unreasonable and excessive force on several people who were not resisting an arrest or posing a threat, injuring them. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025 There, the vehicle detonated, causing damage and injuring six people. Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025 Members of the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis clashed with rallygoers, and the sides exchanged gunfire, killing five (four of whom were CWP members) and injuring 12 in what became known as the Greensboro Massacre. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025 The Torre dei Conti partially collapsed in Rome, injuring at least one person working on its restoration. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 The blaze hit the 12-story Grand Kartal Hotel at the Kartalkaya ski resort in the province of Bolu on January 21 during the winter school break, killing 78 people and injuring 133 others. CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025 He was officially charged with boating under the influence, including causing the death of Mallory and seriously injuring two other passengers. Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for injuring
Verb
  • If your hair is getting snagged while using the brush or seems to be damaging your hair, it should also be replaced.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been accused by a lot of people of damaging the sport by staging fights that are more bit than boxing.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Including playoffs, Mayfield turned the ball over more than anyone else from 2023 through 2024, marring an otherwise fantastic two seasons in Tampa Bay.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • An optional front rack on both models adds instant utility without marring the retro-fantastic looks.
    William Roberson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nidal Hasan committed a mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding more than 30.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The most jarring example is the June 20, 2021 massacre in Richmond, where SSL-502 members allegedly opened fire at a house party where people were celebrating the Guatemalan Summer Solstice, killing three and wounding four.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After more than 40 days of uncertainty for our troops, federal workers, Texas families who rely on SNAP, & countless others, Senate Democrats have relented after accomplishing nothing but hurting millions of Americans.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Through a lovely combination of the track layout, cool conditions and a rough track surface hurting the tires, only one of the tire compounds (the medium) actually worked.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • On December 7, 1941, 353 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor, killing 2,403 Americans and crippling much of the Pacific Fleet.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The outcome could set a precedent for how far courts can go in easing logistical burdens on defendants in sensitive-information cases without compromising government secrecy.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Rooftop installations provide a space-efficient and scalable solution to harness clean energy without compromising valuable land resources.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025

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