How to Use injure in a Sentence

injure

verb
  • She fell and slightly injured her arm.
  • She fell and injured herself.
  • Several people were badly injured in the accident.
  • No one was injured in the fire.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • No one else was injured in the fire.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • No one else was injured in the crash.
    — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • There was no one hurt, no one even injured.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The judge was injured on his arm, his wife on her hip.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Was the horse hit by a car and knocked to the ground injured?
    — Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Police said a child and two adults were injured.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Half of them get injured playing for their clubs.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The man does not appear to be injured.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • The third was deemed too injured to be rehomed.
    — Julian Camejo, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The father died and the son was injured.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Alex had to drive home somehow, even though he was injured.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Four people were killed and eight were injured.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Four victims were killed and eight were injured.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • No one was injured in the attack.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Both pilots were killed and dozens were injured in that crash.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Carter injured her leg in the fourth over and was dropped on 19.
    — ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • Gamble added that no one was injured.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • One man was pronounced dead at the scene and at least nine were injured.
    — Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • No deputies were injured in the pursuit.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • No one was injured, the agency said.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 19 June 2026
  • Christensen was not injured in the crash.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The name of the man who shot and injured two deputies has not been released.
    — Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Police said no one was injured.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s the play where Roope Hintz was injured.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The truck driver was not injured.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
  • None of the 3 flight crew members were injured.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025

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