the wounded

noun

: people who have been wounded
They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

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Hundreds rushed in convoys of pickup trucks, descending on the hospital to speed the wounded away. — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026 But things spun out of his control when Tanaghrisson drove a hatchet into the French commander’s skull and his men began killing the wounded. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Cotter, who helped organize the first-ever helicopter airlift from Camp One to rescue some of the wounded, said many lessons were learnt from the disaster. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 While assessing the wounded on Monday, they were prepared to face a White Sox team that had won 6 of 7 and just last week started the Twins’ skid. — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for the wounded

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