How do you use Sprain in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like wrench or twist, plus the exact meaning.
Sprain in a sentence
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Sprain meaning
To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
Using Sprain
- The main meaning on this page is: To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation
- Useful related words include: wrench, twist, pull, turn.
- In the example corpus, sprain often appears in combinations such as: ankle sprain, sprain in, sprain and.
Context around Sprain
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sprain
- In this selection, "sprain" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ankle, mcl, wrist, air and suffered stand out and add context to how "sprain" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a foot sprain but did and a lisfranc sprain in his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sprain" sits close to words such as amiga, bawumia and briefs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sprain
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He’s been plagued by a high-ankle sprain suffered earlier in the playoffs. (14 words)
Nate Davis is expected back after missing four games with a high ankle sprain. (14 words)
During the flight seven passengers reported minor sprain, Air India said in an official statement. (15 words)
Mitchell went 22 for 34 from the field – including 7 for 15 from 3-point range – in carrying the Cavaliers, who were without All-Star guard Darius Garland (right thumb sprain) and forward Evan Mobley (right ankle soreness) for the second straight game. (43 words)
He’s also self-aware enough to realize why he wasn’t getting playing time before Rhamondre Stevenson suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 13. Overall, Harris carried the ball four times for 22 yards Sunday. (37 words)
Huntley’s ceiling is much lower than Jackson’s, but I’d still take the guy doing whatever it takes to help his team than the guy sitting on the couch for a month with a sprain. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Starters Nic Claxton (lower back soreness), Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle sprain) and Cam Johnson (right ankle sprain) are all questionable against the Suns.
And after sustaining an MCL sprain in his right knee in Sunday’s victory over the Miami Heat, Durant is projected to miss four weeks of action.
Boston guard Marcus Smart will sit for his fifth straight game with a right ankle sprain.
But it appears to have been one particular third-quarter sequence where Embiid tripped over Brooklyn’s Cameron Johnson that caused the sprain.
But Rourke’s season was cut short by a Lisfranc sprain in his right foot that required surgery.
Chad substituted in for Patrick Mahomes after he suffered a high ankle sprain during the Jan.
Dennis Smith Jr. (lower back sprain), who has missed six straight games, has been upgraded to probable.
During the flight seven passengers reported minor sprain, Air India said in an official statement.
Ekeler, who has been sidelined with a high right ankle sprain since Week 2, said on Tuesday that there is a "99% chance" he will play this week.
Forward O.G. Anunoby is slated to miss his ninth straight game with a left wrist sprain.
He’s also self-aware enough to realize why he wasn’t getting playing time before Rhamondre Stevenson suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 13. Overall, Harris carried the ball four times for 22 yards Sunday.
He’s been plagued by a high-ankle sprain suffered earlier in the playoffs.
Huntley’s ceiling is much lower than Jackson’s, but I’d still take the guy doing whatever it takes to help his team than the guy sitting on the couch for a month with a sprain.
In addition to Fudd, Juhasz was back in action after missing the last game of the regular season with ankle sprain.
Injury Update: Karlie Samuelson has been diagnosed with a foot sprain but did not break any bones, according to LA Sparks head coach Curt Miller.
Jamal Murray missed a fourth consecutive game with right knee inflammation, while Aaron Gordon (rib contusion) and Zeke Nnaji (shoulder sprain) also missed the game.
James left after bruising his right hand on the rim while making a dunk and Greek star Antetokounmpo due to a right wrist sprain he suffered three nights earlier.
Kevin Durant (right MCL sprain) was out, along with David Duke Jr., Kessler Edwards, and Dru Smith all on G League assignment.
Mitchell went 22 for 34 from the field – including 7 for 15 from 3-point range – in carrying the Cavaliers, who were without All-Star guard Darius Garland (right thumb sprain) and forward Evan Mobley (right ankle soreness) for the second straight game.
Nate Davis is expected back after missing four games with a high ankle sprain.
Common combinations with sprain
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ankle sprain 51×
- sprain in 21×
- sprain and 16×
- knee sprain 12×
- mcl sprain 8×
- high-ankle sprain 8×
- the sprain 6×
- foot sprain 6×
- shoulder sprain 4×
- sprain was 4×