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Recent Examples of self-inflicted
And upon further reflection, a good number of them turned out to be self-inflicted.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the wound was self-inflicted when the dinosaur curled around itself, Benson tells the publication.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
On Sunday, the Connecticut Office of the Chief Examiner said Moan’s fatal gunshot had been self-inflicted, CT Insider reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The store problem
But some of the challenges for the dollar stores are more self-inflicted.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the wound was self-inflicted when the dinosaur curled around itself, Benson tells the publication.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
On Sunday, the Connecticut Office of the Chief Examiner said Moan’s fatal gunshot had been self-inflicted, CT Insider reported.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The store problem
But some of the challenges for the dollar stores are more self-inflicted.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for self-inflicted
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“Self-inflicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-inflicted. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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