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11 example sentences for SPRAIN, such as:

1. One day he sprained his ankle in his effort to avoid stepping on an ant.
2. Porthos replied that in all probability his sprain would not permit him to depart yet awhile.
3. Her imagination was busy, her reflections were pleasant, and the pain of a sprained ankle was disregarded.
4. More than half of people who take part in sport have suffered an injury such as sprain ligaments, tendon tears and broken bones.

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 Meanings and Examples of SPRAIN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sprain
 n.  violent wrenching of the soft parts surrounding a joint; injury caused by pushing or pressing; painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
Classic Sentence:
1  Having once caught the bridle, he mastered it directly and sprang to his saddle; grimacing grimly as he made the effort, for it wrenched his sprain.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  When his sprain was well enough to admit of horse exercise, he rode out a good deal; probably to return these visits, as he generally did not come back till late at night.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
3  It came to pass, that in the ambergris affair Stubb's after-oarsman chanced so to sprain his hand, as for a time to become quite maimed; and, temporarily, Pip was put into his place.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 93. The Castaway.
4  It was a very obstinate sprain; the swelling would not go down, and the pain still continued.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
5  Porthos replied that in all probability his sprain would not permit him to depart yet awhile.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 25 PORTHOS
6  Her imagination was busy, her reflections were pleasant, and the pain of a sprained ankle was disregarded.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 9
7  Early in June it happened that Agafea Mihalovna, the old nurse and housekeeper, in carrying to the cellar a jar of mushrooms she had just pickled, slipped, fell, and sprained her wrist.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 2
8  When we were left alone in the stone-flagged kitchen, it was astonishing how rapidly that sprained ankle recovered.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
9  One day he sprained his ankle in his effort to avoid stepping on an ant.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIII—WHAT HE BELIEVED
10  An oarsman sprains his wrist: the carpenter concocts a soothing lotion.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 107. The Carpenter.
Example Sentence:
1  More than half of people who take part in sport have suffered an injury such as sprain ligaments, tendon tears and broken bones.