Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurt (for)
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Because the hospital lacked saline to irrigate wounds, doctors mixed tap water with chlorine meant for swimming pools.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025 -
Multiple multi-use wipe cloths in the kitchen lacked any measurable sanitizer.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth ask whether this was the worst trade in NFL and major sports history.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The actor adds that he was once asked if a company could use his voice and declined.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Maybe we are left with begging for mercy, or readying for the fight.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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The couple quickly went public, begging for information or for whomever might have taken her to leave her at a hospital, church, a fire station.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Hurt (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurt%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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