Example sentences for: inflicted

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  • Wild hog/quenk can be very aggressive, especially in a group of five or six [ 5 ] . They live in swampy parts of the forest and will cross water during the day [ 5 ] . The bristles on the mid-dorsal line from crown to rump of the quenk raise when the animal is excited and the musk glands emit a musky odour [ 5 ] . Quenks eat succulent tubers and fallen fruits and nuts [ 5 ] . The bravery dogs need to hunt quenk has been documented [ 27 ] . Of an original pack of nine 'native curs' trained in quenk and lappe hunting, two received deep flesh wounds inflicted by the tusks of two quenks during a hunt.

  • The administration believes that the president and his top advisers should not be subjected to the kind of endless, borderless, remorseless investigation that Kenneth Starr has inflicted on Clinton.

  • A NYT Magazine piece describes and denounces solitary confinement, a punishment now inflicted on 8 percent to 10 percent of prison inmates.

  • An editorial said that "the long premeditated snub inflicted on Clinton by Netanyahu is particularly revealing of the inability of the United States to get itself listened to, even by its closest allies."

  • In July and August, Rome’s Baths of Caracalla still offer the occasional performance — though infrequently, due to the damage inflicted over the years.


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