injure

[ˈɪndʒər]

Definition:
1. Cause injuries or bodily harm to.
2. Hurt the feelings of.
3. Cause damage or affect negatively.

Use 'injure' in a sentence:

• 1. Try not to injure the roots of trees and plants.
• 2. Parents should avoid criticizing children in public places for it might injure their pride.
• 3. The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.
• 4. The injured man was raced to the hospital.
• 5. Doctors and nurses tended the injured.
• 6. We have to understand that goodness must also be able to injure — to injure savagery.
• 7. Normally, your blood only forms clots if you injure yourself, to stop the bleeding.
• 8. People might also self-injure as a form of punishment.
• 9. The injured horse had to be destroyed.
• 10. Usury laws only makethings worse, and injure free and productive credit.
• 11. A head blow can injure or tear olfactory nerves.
• 12. What does it matter, so that it does not injure her happiness?
• 13. It is not lawful to kill or injure a pet animal.
• 14. Manipulation and retraction of the nerve roots which can injure or damage the nerves.
• 15. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
• 16. Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities.
• 17. Carter is playing in place of the injured O'Reilly.
• 18. These surges can injure or even kill astronauts and fry electronic circuits.
• 19. But when you use American weapons on your people, you injure us, too.
• 20. Don't let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
• 21. 300 people were injured in the explosion.
• 22. You wouldn't injure me, Linton, would you?
• 23. At the same time you would be able to injure others, if I gave you the means of defending yourself.
• 24. Are some people hard-wired to self-injure?
• 25. The injured driver had to be cut from the wreckage.
• 26. A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals.
• 27. You do not go out to injure opponents.
• 28. He was injured in the first game and unluckily missed the final.
• 29. You're either going to injure yourself, or get exhausted and give up.
• 30. They were injured by falling rocks.
• 31. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can injure or kill you.
• 32. He is injured and is doubtful for the game tomorrow.
• 33. Gordon: I am strong enough to seriously injure him, but that wouldn't solve anything.
• 34. This could seriously injure the company's reputation.
• 35. Flat screen TV's easily tip over and can injure a child.
• 36. When you use American weapons on your people, you injure us, too.
• 37. Take care when placing items, as when opened, they may fall out and injure other passengers.
• 38. The injured man tried to speak but soon drifted into unconsciousness.
• 39. Stewart was injured in a collision with another player.
• 40. Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus.
• 41. He was injured early on and didn't last the match.
• 42. It is important that the injured leg should be elevated.
• 43. The injured man was vomiting blood.
• 44. A policeman was injured in the line of duty yesterday.
• 45. He isn't seriously injured but he is in shock.
• 46. Three people were injured in the crash.
• 47. Three people were killed and five injured in the crash.
• 48. The team has made some positional changes because two players are injured.
• 49. Of the six people injured in the crash, only two survived.
• 50. The injured woman staggered to her feet.
• 51. The injured were rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
• 52. The police are waiting to interview the injured man.
• 53. The injured man was lying on the ground, moaning.