How to Use self-inflicted in a Sentence

self-inflicted

adjective
  • The problem, of course, is that the wounds were self-inflicted in the first place.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 May 2025
  • Clevinger’s problems tend to be self-inflicted due to the walks.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The guild argues that many of the studios’ wounds are self-inflicted.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The worst part of all this is that these economic wounds are self-inflicted.
    — Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Bauer said Anzalone then claimed the cuts to his head were self-inflicted.
    — Thomas C. Zambito, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
  • And the injury, Pham revealed after a 8-5 loss to the Orioles, was self-inflicted.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the criticism has been self-inflicted, NPR added.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • And the swirling rumors, the leaks and the embarrassments, are self-inflicted and preventable.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
  • Within the Clippers, there is a belief that some wounds have been in part self-inflicted.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, that Birmingham hadn’t landed a team by that time was at least in part self-inflicted.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 25 July 2023
  • Among the youngest age group, kids 0 to 5 years old, more than half of unintentional firearm deaths were found to be self-inflicted by the child.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The kinds of shoes Clooney was selling were designed for people with foot issues, some of them self-inflicted.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • As Sunak likes to remind people, not all of Britain’s problems are unique or self-inflicted.
    — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • The Phog is so hard to win in — there’s a reason Baylor has only won there once in 20 contests — but this one still felt self-inflicted.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • To some extent the wounds from overwork are often self-inflicted.
    — Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Police said the shooting was self-inflicted, but didn’t give any more details.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Police did not disclose whether the wound was self-inflicted or caused by the officer who shot at him with a rifle.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2023
  • And upon reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Jones himself died of a gunshot wound that was likely self-inflicted.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2025
  • And shocker, a handful of their miscues were self-inflicted.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • For instance, police might say whether a gunshot wound was self-inflicted, or whether a person was armed.
    — Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023
  • Some of the most tragic and large-scale losses on factory farms are self-inflicted by the industry.
    — Daisy Freund, Treehugger, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The ball movement is also either sharp or creates wounds that are self-inflicted.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But other causes of weak, thin, or brittle nails are self-inflicted.
    — Kylie Gilbert, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Police said the gunshot wound the suspect suffered appeared to be self-inflicted.
    — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But perhaps the biggest threat to America’s health could be self-inflicted.
    — Seth Berkley, Time, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Obviously, Detroit was forced to play catch-up and pass, but much of its issues were self-inflicted.
    — Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Hallie Helms, 22, died at the scene and an autopsy determined her gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
  • But cops later recovered surveillance video showing the gunshot wound was self-inflicted, a police source said.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025

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