How to Use suffer in a Sentence

suffer

verb
  • The team suffered a defeat in the play-offs.
  • I hate to see a child suffer.
  • We suffered a great deal during the war.
  • She suffered an injury during the game.
  • He died instantly and did not suffer.
  • He suffered a heart attack and died instantly.
  • She suffered through another one of their long visits.
  • Their relationship suffered because of her work.
  • The cousin suffered a bruise and small cut to the head.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
  • At the same time, the Dow suffered its worst one-week drop-off since 2023.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That meant the new Fold and Flip will not suffer the same throttling issues at the hand of the Exynos 2200.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 29 July 2022
  • Well, Dunk and Egg is about the small folk who suffer at the hands of the game of thrones as it's played by the nobles.
    — EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
  • This week’s floods are the most deadly Spain has suffered in decades.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Davies suffered a left oblique strain in just his second start of the year back on April 8 against the Dodgers.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2023
  • Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles and will be out for the remainder of the season for the New York Jets.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Brandon Aiyuk suffered a torn ACL and missed a huge portion of the year as well.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • The non-phones suffered a blow when one of their troops defected to the other side.
    — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The 62-year-old man suffered a gash to his forehead, police said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • One study showed that a whopping 84% of adults will suffer from LBP at some point in their lives.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The man had also stabbed himself in the head and suffered puncture wounds.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • There were no injuries, and the planes did not suffer any damage.
    — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Game fish and birds and all these other creatures suffer for that.
    — Jon Hurdle, New York Times, 11 July 2023
  • Kent suffered two of his most painful injuries as a stunt performer in Rush films.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • The Cadillac struck the rear of the semi at a high rate of speed which caused the driver to suffer fatal injuries.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The Arab world continues to suffer the consequences of that botched war to this day, and the grievances are alive and well.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 20 May 2022
  • The Arlington Hotel was to the left, suffering a fire in 1923.
    — Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2025
  • The driver was ejected from the car and suffered fatal injuries.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • On the field, the Toreros are assured of suffering their first losing season since 2010.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Collins suffered a miscarriage halfway through the first season and was absent from the final episodes.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 July 2025
  • Determining if traffic flow will suffer and if the sofa will feel overwhelming are both questions the designer urges clients to consider.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025

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