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Example sentences for: castrating

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The castrating war wound from which he suffers, barely mentioned in the novel, is merely the outward show of this inner disability, to which we are referred again and again.
Putin, who wants a victory to boost his own prospects, granted it, essentially castrating the civilian defense ministry and subordinating the interior ministry.