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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after inflicting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one action is done following the act of causing harm or damage to someone or something.
Example: "The defendant was sentenced to community service after inflicting serious injuries on the victim."
Alternatives: "following the harm" or "subsequent to causing".
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AFTER inflicting months of sleep deprivation on their parents, young children often switch course and begin what could be called a thought-deprivation campaign.
Deflation worked, but only after inflicting widespread unemployment on America.
The chemical burn affected the nasal architecture after inflicting a burn injury to the face.
Then on Monday, the Shabab struck a town in central Somalia, Dhusamareb, withdrawing after inflicting casualties.
They said US forces, trying to avoid civilian casualties, disengaged after inflicting some al-Shabaab casualties.
The jihad failed, but only after inflicting one of the more serious defeats in British military history.
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In 2012, the Vikings cut practice squad running back Caleb King hours after he was released from jail after allegedly inflicting serious harm on another man in a fight.
She had entered psychotherapy after repeatedly inflicting terrible injuries on her legs.
Joseph Robert Brancato had been charged with murder after allegedly inflicting a deadly blow to his wife's head with a chair leg.
Moorhouse gave him a 15-month suspended sentence after he admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Hodgson resigned after Iceland inflicted one of the most humiliating defeats in the national team's 144-year history, eliminating them from Euro 2016.
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