Sentence examples for left a wound from inspiring English sources

Last year's massacre left a wound that will take time to heal.

The decision of 26 authors to sign a letter in protest against a PEN freedom of expression award for Charlie Hebdo, following the decision of six to withdraw from PEN's annual gala in New York in April, has left a wound that remains fresh for Rushdie.

He was particularly distressed not so much at the loss of his money as at the loss of his library of 4,000 magnificent books, which "left a wound in my heart which cannot be healed as long as I live".

He had undergone an above-the knee amputation on his right leg at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and, as part of the surgery, a vein was removed from his left leg leaving a wound which would not heal properly.

Her absence leaves a wound in her husband's soul and her family's lives.

The street photographer is a hit man who shoots people silently and without leaving a wound, a soft, invisible assassin who draws no blood.

"It leaves a wound or a scar on an administration, notwithstanding the cause, that makes you operate with a limit," Mr. Griffin said.

By that time, her cancer had grown to the size of an orange and broken through the skin, leaving a wound that she was draining with paper napkins.

Detroit has survived many losses, but the destruction of this museum would leave a wound that would be impossible to bear.

There are the greenheads, callidus deerflies, black horseflies and American horseflies, which can leave a wound that bleeds for several minutes.

It's easier to brush off, but there's emotional residue one paper cut is nothing, but 100 can leave a wound.