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Inflicted in a sentence
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Inflicted meaning
simple past and past participle of inflict
Using Inflicted
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of inflict
- In the example corpus, inflicted often appears in combinations such as: inflicted on, inflicted by, inflicted upon.
Context around Inflicted
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 9 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Inflicted
- In this selection, "inflicted" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, self, damage, face, gunshot, wounds and west stand out and add context to how "inflicted" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apparent self inflicted gunshot wound and a self inflicted gunshot wound. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "inflicted" sits close to words such as communal, nominees and robertson, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with inflicted
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And Wyoming doesn’t commit too many self-inflicted wounds. (10 words)
Any abuse that Pugh suffered during the making of “Midsommar” was strictly self-inflicted. (14 words)
Bestow Curse has incredible versatility in the way that curses can be inflicted on a target. (16 words)
And as we take a look at a lot of the reports that are coming in, we’re finding that some of them are self-inflicted wounds because of not necessarily applying some of those software engineering principles in a race to get to market. (45 words)
A penalty from Alexis Mac Allister, tap-ins for Joel Veltman and Kaoru Mitoma and a late strike from Danny Welbeck inflicted West Ham’s heaviest defeat since a 5-0 home drubbing by Manchester City in August 2019. (39 words)
Brighton will have to hope that the lessons learnt from their 6-1 obliteration at the hands of Aston Villa have taught them enough to be able to limit the damage inflicted by the Reds here. (36 words)
And who can watch videos of terrified children, searching in vain for their now-dead parents and siblings, and not comprehend the mental harm that has been inflicted on them? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
ABC News, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, said the suspect, Robert R. Card, 40, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
And Aberdeen was left in a state of shock and mourning as an unprecedented level of death and destruction was inflicted on soldiers and civilians.
And as we take a look at a lot of the reports that are coming in, we’re finding that some of them are self-inflicted wounds because of not necessarily applying some of those software engineering principles in a race to get to market.
And who can watch videos of terrified children, searching in vain for their now-dead parents and siblings, and not comprehend the mental harm that has been inflicted on them?
And Wyoming doesn’t commit too many self-inflicted wounds.
An Oklahoma judge has dismissed a lawsuit demanding reparations and rebuilding to address the historical damage inflicted by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Any abuse that Pugh suffered during the making of “Midsommar” was strictly self-inflicted.
A paramedic treats the unidentified pregnant woman for injuries to her face inflicted by sadistic loan sharks.
A penalty from Alexis Mac Allister, tap-ins for Joel Veltman and Kaoru Mitoma and a late strike from Danny Welbeck inflicted West Ham’s heaviest defeat since a 5-0 home drubbing by Manchester City in August 2019.
Arthur was six years old when he died from a brain injury inflicted by his Emma Tustin at her Cranmore Road home.
Assuming the dead children are from Republican families who've inflicted their gun policies (or lack thereof) on everyone else, make them take ownership.
At approximately 8 p.m., Doerr was discovered deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Attorney Joseph Murtha said it is not immediately clear if Roy McGrath's wound was self-inflicted or came during an exchange of gunfire with agents.
Authorities had already located another suspect, Jermaine Burnett, 32. He was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside Forest Village apartments near Providence on Tuesday following a long standoff with authorities.
Basic-Fit was the rare situation this year where most of the share price decline was attributed to a self-inflicted wound during the company’s Q3 2022 trading update.
Bennett has described tensions over proposed new religious laws and changes to the judicial system as the most profound social crisis in Israel’s history and “a 100 per cent self-inflicted mess”.
Bestow Curse has incredible versatility in the way that curses can be inflicted on a target.
Both appeared to have sustained lacerations, and the woman sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Both Russia and Ukraine have often underestimated their military casualties in the 20-month-long war, while exaggerated the losses they claim to have inflicted upon each other.
Brighton will have to hope that the lessons learnt from their 6-1 obliteration at the hands of Aston Villa have taught them enough to be able to limit the damage inflicted by the Reds here.
Common combinations with inflicted
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- inflicted on 36×
- inflicted by 25×
- inflicted upon 11×
- had inflicted 11×
- have inflicted 10×
- inflicted the 8×
- damage inflicted 6×
- were inflicted 6×
- has inflicted 6×
- inflicted heavy 6×