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injury to the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far — most commonly injuring the ankle(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
- She sprained her ankle.
sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far — most commonly injuring the ankle
(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
- I don't think it's broken, but it sure is a bad sprain.Wilson Rawls -- Where the Red Fern Grows
- He rubbed his arms; nothing seemed to be shattered or even sprained all that badly.Gary Paulsen -- Hatchet
- Then I sprained my ankle.Carl Deuker -- Gym Candy
- But it was never fought out (that's the worst of fights on a rough hillside) for by very bad luck Thornbut trod on a loose stone, came flat down on his nose, and found when he tried to get up that he had sprained his ankle: a real excruciating sprain which would keep him from walking or riding for at least a fortnight.C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
- But it was never fought out (that's the worst of fights on a rough hillside) for by very bad luck Thornbut trod on a loose stone, came flat down on his nose, and found when he tried to get up that he had sprained his ankle: a real excruciating sprain which would keep him from walking or riding for at least a fortnight.C.S. Lewis -- The Horse and His Boy
- They handled him with the deft and gentle Kingston judo while they checked him carefully for breaks and sprains.Alfred Bester -- The Demolished Man
- She had sprained her knee dancing a tango at the office party.Ellen Raskin -- The Westing Game
- His sprained ankle throbbed as he forced the pedal downward in an effort that was almost beyond him.Lois Lowry -- The Giver
- Did you hear about that fellow sprained his ear?William Faulkner -- As I Lay Dying
- Jason bandaged Piper's sprained shoulder while Hazel sat at the stern, feeding Nico ambrosia.Rick Riordan -- The Mark of Athena
- I think it might be sprained, or broken.Cassandra Clare -- City of Fallen Angels
- We only had Doctor Phillips from Kerrith here once, that time she sprained her wrist.Daphne du Maurier -- Rebecca
- I got to my feet: minor spraining of the sub .... trans .... damn, what was that called?Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind
- I don't think it's broken, but it might be a sprain.C.S. Lewis -- Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
- He limped around the room on his sprained ankle.Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
- A woman sprained her ankle because she tripped over her dog, and the man up on the cannon got his hand stuck up in the barrel.Terry Pratchett -- Nation
- She may have a sprained neck.James Patterson -- Kiss the Girls
- Henry nodded that he was okay, but Vlad was almost certain he'd sprained or maybe broken his ankle during his fall.Heather Brewer -- Tenth Grade Bleeds
- She demonstrated how to do it: she wound the roll around her ankle several times, the way you tape up a sprained ankle.Richard Preston -- The Hot Zone
sprain = injury to the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far
sprained = stretched to the point of injuring the ligaments that connect the bones
sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far
(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
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