injured; injuring
ˈin-j(ə-)riŋ 
1
a
: to inflict bodily hurt on
b
: to impair the soundness of
injured her health
c
: to inflict material damage or loss on
Examples of injure in a Sentence
She fell and injured herself.
She fell and slightly injured her arm.
Several people were badly injured in the accident.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The pilot and co-pilot were killed, the São Paulo state military police told Newsweek, and two people on the street where the aircraft crashed were injured.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
The victim was not seriously injured in the attack, but sought treatment at an area hospital.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Two people were injured when a transport ambulance rolled over and crashed in eastern Pennsylvania’s Schuylkill County Thursday morning, CNN affiliate WFMZ reported.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Injure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/injure. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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injure
verb
in·jure
ˈin-jər
injured; injuring
ˈinj-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to do an injustice to : wrong
2
: to cause pain or harm to
injured her arm
injured his pride
3
: to cause to suffer damage or loss
a tax that injured business
houses injured by the storm
Medical Definition
injure
transitive verb
in·jure
ˈin-jər
injured; injuring
ˈinj-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to inflict bodily hurt on
2
: to impair the soundness of
injure your health
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