How to Use sprain in a Sentence

sprain

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• The RB Leipzig star suffered a sprain of his left knee.
  — Graham Dunbar, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2022
• In that sense, a part of him saw the high-ankle sprain coming all along.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
• Jones also played much of the year with a high-ankle sprain.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023
• The ankle sprain was his third injury spell of the season.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
• Kupp missed the final eight games of the 2022 season due to a high ankle sprain.
  — Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• The world has tried so many ways of combatting the ankle sprain.
  — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
• With a high-ankle sprain, Ekeler said the pain is more above the ankle.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• With Victor Oladipo out with an ankle sprain, Strus played as the Heat’s first wing off the bench.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023
• The Pistons have missed Duren, who missed their last three games with a left ankle sprain.
  — Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
• Parker missed one game last year because of a knee sprain.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
• The school nurse diagnosed the child with a sprain, according to the lawsuit.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
• Ellis sat out against the Anteaters because of a right ankle sprain.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
• McKenzie has been out since June 6 with a right elbow sprain.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
• Allen is getting the job done but just doesn’t look the same while dealing with an elbow sprain.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2022
• Richardson had missed six games with a right ankle sprain.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2022
• LaMelo Ball has missed the first three games this season with a left ankle sprain.
  — George Henry, ajc, 24 Oct. 2022
• The key to this game is Mahomes’ high ankle sprain, and those injuries heal like a Romanov.
  — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023
• However, Juhász had to sit out her last home game with a right ankle sprain.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2023
• The California native missed the first 13 games of this year with a left ankle sprain.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
• Bol missed his eighth straight game with a right foot sprain that has been a previous issue for him.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024
• Njoku, however, suffered a high ankle sprain against the Ravens in Week 7.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
• Most of their injuries are things like sprains and strains from lifting heavy objects.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
• Bagley missed the first 13 games of this season recovering from an MCL sprain.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2023
• Jones missed three games with a high ankle sprain before returning — briefly — against the Bears.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 30 Oct. 2022
• Reports say Tannehill has a high ankle sprain, which could keep him out around six weeks.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
• Tyler Johnson made his return from an ankle sprain — and scored.
  — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
• Tran had his feet under the seat in front of him at the time of the incident and suffered contusions and sprains to his ankle.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• Rams punter Ethan Evans has been nursing an ankle sprain suffered against the Cowboys.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• And that was moments before Cody Martin departed the game with a left ankle sprain.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
• Felix, who is on loan from Atletico Madrid, suffered a sprain of a ligament in his right ankle at the end of January and wasn't expected to be back so soon.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024

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sprain

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• Jake Layman will miss the game with a sprained left big toe.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2019
• That way they’re primed for the movements to come, and less likely to be sprained.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
• After all, the two-time MVP sprained his knee in March and missed the entire first round of the playoffs.
  — Ben Golliver, SI.com, 19 May 2018
• That, in turn, has led the 5-foot-8 senior to bruise, skin and sprain her hands, arms and legs countless times over the years.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 22 Oct. 2021
• Perez sprained his knee after spring training and missed the first three weeks of the season.
  — Maria Torres, kansascity, 16 June 2018
• Spellman, 22, missed Monday’s loss to the Jazz with a sprained left ankle.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 13 Nov. 2019
• Smith hasn’t played for the U.S. since spraining her right knee following the World Cup.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2023
• Hawkins, who sprained his ankle in the Iowa loss on Monday, was ruled out before the game.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
• Hilinski, who sprained his knee in the Georgia win, was not sharp for most of this game.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
• Mathurin sprained his right ankle in a win over the Rockets on March 9 and had to be carried off the floor.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2023
• Treat sprains and strains with an ice pack and elastic bandage.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 27 Apr. 2020
• The 20-year-old sprained his right ankle in warm-ups ahead of Thursday’s game at Memphis.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
• George sprained his knee in late March and wouldn’t have been cleared until early May, Frank said.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• Then Ayton sprained his ankle and missed five more games.
  — Duane Rankin, azcentral, 12 Jan. 2020
• Their plan as a group, to the gardeners who know, Was to fracture your ankles and sprain all your toes.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2022
• Johnson, a 2018 second-round draft pick from Auburn, missed six games with a sprained left knee as a rookie.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2019
• The team can only hope that Arcia sprained his ankle and nothing worse in the eighth inning.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2018
• Jayson Tatum, an elite wing scorer, sprained his ankle early in the tournament and didn’t play for the rest of it.
  — Chris Mannix, SI.com, 17 Sep. 2019
• Smith sprained his ankle late in Missouri’s loss at Arkansas on Jan. 23 and missed the next six games.
  — Joe Walljasper, The Seattle Times, 19 Feb. 2019
• Daniels returned for a Week 10 game against the Chicago Bears, a week after Hand sprained his ankle.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 15 Mar. 2020
• Coutee sprained his ankle in a preseason game against the Green Bay Packers.
  — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2019
• After the game, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said the ankle was sprained, but that the team didn't know how severely yet.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2023
• But Swift sprained his ankle in that game and injured his shoulder a couple weeks after, and ran for just 398 more yards the rest of the year.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2023
• The tussocks, which are tricky to walk on and even trickier to walk between, seemed built to sprain or break an ankle.
  — Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 2023
• Bundy will make his first start since June 23 after going on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle.
  — The Baltimore Sun, baltimoresun.com, 6 July 2018
• Madrid was still without Jude Bellingham, who sprained his ankle in the win against Girona last weekend.
  — Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
• Montgomery sprained his ankle in the win over Michigan State and missed the next three games before returning to the court over the weekend.
  — Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2019
• Chark sprained his left ankle Sunday and remains in a walking boot.
  — Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• Why are there seven bones in our ankle and eight in our wrist, like a useless pile of rocks, good for nothing but sprains and strains?
  — Nathan H. Lents, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
• The hope is Rozier will be back soon after the All-Star break after spraining his right knee, but the timeline for Richardson’s return remains unclear.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024