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  • Then I sprained my ankle.  (source)
    sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (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.  (source)
    sprain = injury to the ligaments of a joint caused by stretching them too far
  • 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.  (source)
    sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
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  • I'm walking on a sprained ankle, but the pain barely registers.†  (source)
    sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
  • She rushed toward the abandoned car, the boots clipping awkwardly on the concrete floor as she tried not to trip on the too small foot and sprain her ankle.†  (source)
  • Another sprains an ankle when he hits.†  (source)
    sprains = injures the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
  • But what about mussing their dresses, what about spraining their ankles on high heels?†  (source)
    spraining = injuring the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
  • His sprained ankle throbbed as he forced the pedal downward in an effort that was almost beyond him.†  (source)
    sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
  • Perhaps a sprain.†  (source)
  • Seivarden might have internal injuries or severe head trauma, and I was only capable of fixing cuts or sprains.†  (source)
    sprains = injures the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
  • I got to my feet: minor spraining of the sub ...trans ...damn, what was that called?†  (source)
    spraining = injuring the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
  • He limped around the room on his sprained ankle.†  (source)
    sprained = injured the ligaments of a joint by stretching them too far (ligaments are the tough, fibrous bands that connect bones across joints)
  • People would look at you, glance you up and down, like, what happened, sprain your ankle?†  (source)
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