wounded

Example Sentences

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Spoljaric stressed that under international law, "civilians, the wounded and others not -- or no longer -- taking part in the fighting must be protected".

From Barron's

An Afghan official reported multiple civilians wounded near the Torkham border crossing, at a camp for people returning from Pakistan.

From Barron's

Elisha called this private upper floor “a sort of sanctuary; a retreat to which we are driven by mischief-making eyes and tongues. There, like wounded deer we escape the hunters.”

From Literature

Moscow and Kyiv agreed to return the bodies of up to 6,000 soldiers each, as well as all sick and heavily wounded prisoners of war and those aged under 25.

From BBC

Dunk, though wounded and despairing of Baelor’s death, wins his trial and becomes a legend that characters in “A Song of Ice and Fire” recall as a true knight.

From Salon