How to Use Purple Heart in a Sentence

Purple Heart

noun
  • Daniels was shot four times and awarded the Purple Heart.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
  • He was shot four times and received a Purple Heart for his wounds.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026
  • For his service in the war, he was awarded the Purple Heart twice.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Totten-Perry pulled it out, opened it and saw a Purple Heart.
    — Thallman, oregonlive, 24 June 2023
  • Sloan was awarded a Purple Heart after two fingers were shot off his left hand.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • For months, that attack sat in a bureaucratic gray zone for the Purple Heart.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • He was wounded twice, and he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
    — Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Wolfe was awarded the Purple Heart in the House Chamber, which was pinned to his lapel.
    — CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • During his service, he was awarded a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
  • LeBare was awarded two Purple Heart medals for his actions against the enemy.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • One of them, Jaime, was shot in the chest in combat and received a Purple Heart, Garcia said.
    — Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
  • This was the 17th Purple Heart reunion Frerich has made since starting his tenure.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In Vietnam, he was awarded the Bronze Star for heroism and a Purple Heart.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Mueller served for more than a year in combat in Vietnam, receiving a Purple Heart after he was shot in the leg.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Harris for his service to our country and the sacrifice that led to his deserved awarding of the Purple Heart.
    — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 20 July 2023
  • As a result of that incident, the Purple Heart recipient lost both legs below the knees.
    — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • He was injured by shrapnel in one Japanese kamikaze attack and awarded a Purple Heart.
    — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The Quincy native had been married for just six months, and was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • He was shot twice during that conflict, was honorably discharged, and received a Purple Heart for his bravery.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Biggs had served eight years in the Army and received a Purple Heart for traumatic brain injury in Iraq.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Perhaps baseball’s equivalent of a Purple Heart.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
  • He was awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart, among his many decorations.
    — Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • There is a crash on Purple Heart Trail from exit 1A to I-35 South.
    — Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The young officer was also awarded a posthumous Purple Heart.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Discharge records did not mention his debilitating injuries, and the Army would not award him a Purple Heart.
    — Brennon Dixson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Corwyn Collier in his Army uniform with his Purple Heart in 2021.
    — Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
  • He was awarded a Bronze Star with an oak leaf cluster and a Purple Heart with two clusters for his actions during those campaigns.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • He has been given the department’s Medal of Honor and Purple Heart awards posthumously.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
  • He was wounded in action in Samarra in June 2005 and was awarded the Purple Heart.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Neither he nor Aarons was seriously hurt in the attack, but Aarons did receive a Purple Heart for a forehead wound.
    — Lesley M.m. Blume, Town & Country, 28 May 2021

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