: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
Examples of wounded in a Sentence
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
These agents target the wounded area, mending tissues and restoring the cells’ functionality.
—Yaghoob Farnam, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
John had been part of a rescue mission to bring wounded soldiers to England by ship and leave those too far gone to die.
—Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
No body-camera videos were released from the wounded officer,who police said did not fire shots.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
The wounded Lin ran outside and took refuge in the truck.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Live 00:00 01:25 01:25 Video shows emotional moment Gaza doctor discovers son among wounded patients
Feb. 8, 202401:25
Bursting into tears, Libdeh, 32, grabbed the boy, whose head was bandaged and whose red top was covered with a layer of dust.
—NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
It had been found stuck, with a wounded paw, in a garden fence.
—Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
In the first stage, when the fighting would stop for at least six weeks, around 40 Israeli elderly, female, sick and wounded hostages are expected to be released.
—Alex Marquardt, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
Adjective
Last month, more than 100 people were killed and many more wounded as Palestinians rushed to pull food off aid trucks in Gaza City.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
These agents target the wounded area, mending tissues and restoring the cells’ functionality.
—Yaghoob Farnam, The Conversation, 22 Mar. 2024
John had been part of a rescue mission to bring wounded soldiers to England by ship and leave those too far gone to die.
—Phoebe Zerwick, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
No body-camera videos were released from the wounded officer,who police said did not fire shots.
—Emily Davies, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
The wounded Lin ran outside and took refuge in the truck.
—Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
Live 00:00 01:25 01:25 Video shows emotional moment Gaza doctor discovers son among wounded patients
Feb. 8, 202401:25
Bursting into tears, Libdeh, 32, grabbed the boy, whose head was bandaged and whose red top was covered with a layer of dust.
—NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
It had been found stuck, with a wounded paw, in a garden fence.
—Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
In the first stage, when the fighting would stop for at least six weeks, around 40 Israeli elderly, female, sick and wounded hostages are expected to be released.
—Alex Marquardt, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
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wounded
1 of 2 noun plural
wound·ed
ˈwün-dəd 
: persons that have been wounded
wounded
2 of 2 adjective
: injured, hurt by, or suffering from a wound
a wounded leg
wounded feelings
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