broken wrist

collocation in English

meaningsofbrokenandwrist

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broken
adjective
uk
/ˈbrəʊ.kən/us
/ˈbroʊ.kən/
damaged, no longer able ...
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wrist
noun[C]
uk
/rɪst/us
/rɪst/
the part of the body between the hand and ...
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(Definition ofbrokenandwristfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Abrokenwrist, for example, could be regarded as serious harm.
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He then went to the hospital before confirming his belief he had abrokenwrist.
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Groomes suffered abrokenwristduring the 1948 season, limiting him to six games.
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Following that game, it was announced that he had abrokenwrist.
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The daughter falls and suffers abrokenwrist.
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He suffered abrokenwristand permanent damage to one eye.
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He had only six starts in 1997 and was ineffective before suffering abrokenwrist.
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He was later found to have sustained abrokenwrist.
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Zachary is trapped between two large rocks with abrokenwrist.
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He suffered skull fractures and abrokenwrist.
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Those injuries included injuries sustained from hard hits and abrokenwristthat required surgery.
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Aiko suffered abrokenwrist, chipped tooth and had stitches in her chin.
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He was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and (surprisingly, considering the heavy amount of damage to his car) abrokenwristand finger.
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She earned a 9th place finish in 1978 and later revealed she drove with abrokenwrist.
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Allison suffered a skull fracture and abrokenwristin the crash.
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Scagel never visited doctors, resetting his ownbrokenwristat one time and successfully extracting his own teeth and making his own dentures.
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He played on the freshman team in 1958-59, but missed the 1959-60 season with abrokenwrist.
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Delucchi confirmed that a cook and a man with abrokenwristwere among the 25 men in his division that now sat among the 50 accused.
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Voss suffered abrokenwristat the beginning of the 1999 season, and the streak ended.
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