How to Use injury in a Sentence

injury

noun
  • She fell and suffered an injury to her arm.
  • The team has been weakened by illness and injury.
  • She's concerned about the risk of injury to her reputation.
  • His athletic career has been slowed by injuries.
  • Careless use of these tools can cause serious bodily injury.
  • She survived the accident without injury.
  • Hikers need to take sensible precautions to prevent injury.
  • The injuries might be too much.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
  • Vonn is no stranger to knee injuries.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Many kinds of injuries can lead to tetanus.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • His cause of death was blunt force injuries.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • And here’s where the role of injury comes in.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • That’s been the case since the injury.
    — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • James missed his third straight game with his injury.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The injury cost him just 16 games.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There were no injuries as a result of the fire.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • But the real injury might have been to his pride.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The extent of the injury was not known.
    — CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The victim died from his injuries the next day.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Doncic missed his third straight game with his injury.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Raúl Jiménez was benched due to an injury to the knee and groin.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The three-time Olympian plans to get surgery for her injury.
    — Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Two days later, the man died from his injuries.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Does the split-finger grip lead to injury?
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • And on this day, his old injury is the furthest thing from his mind.
    — Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And the other injuries she’s picked up over two years in the sport.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • What’s more striking is that the two injuries were long-since healed.
    — ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
  • The victim died from his injuries.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Running on a belt that's too short for your body may put you at risk of injury.
    — Good Housekeeping, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Her friend suffered injuries to the left side of her face, neck, chest and arm.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026

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