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Definition

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)

I don't think it's broken, but it sure is a bad sprain.
Wilson Rawls -- Where the Red Fern Grows

sprain = injury to the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far

He rubbed his arms; nothing seemed to be shattered or even sprained all that badly.
Gary Paulsen -- Hatchet

sprained = stretched to the point of injuring the ligaments that connect the bones

Then I sprained my ankle.
Carl Deuker -- Gym Candy

sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far

(ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)

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

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