the wounded

noun

: people who have been wounded
They carried the wounded off the battlefield.

Examples of the wounded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More than a hundred hospitals treated the wounded from last week’s attacks. Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024 The Lebanese Health Ministry suspended all non-urgent surgeries so as to make space for treatment of the wounded. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024 Lebanese hospitals in the south and east were ordered to suspend nonessential surgeries to focus on treating the wounded from the strikes. Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024 Police said the injuries among the wounded ranged from non-life-threatening to life-threatening. Landon Mion, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the wounded 

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“The wounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20wounded. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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