Sentence examples for may inflict upon from inspiring English sources

He is keenly alive to the injuries that the past may inflict upon the present.

Because physicians are inclined to continue providing life-sustaining treatment, they ignore the harm that this may inflict upon the patient, to ignore the wishes of the patient and the patient's family to stop treatment, and to ignore the fact that the patient is actually dying.

If you're a teenager wanted to be liked more among other peers, remember that the silly, destructive behavior that people may inflict upon you will probably fade as these people get older and more mature.

California was also one of the first five states to adopt a "red flag law" which seeks to keep guns out of the hands of those who have a history of violence, domestic abuse, violent ideation or mental illness which leads relatives or law enforcement to believe they may inflict harm upon themselves or someone else.

Use extreme caution when goosestepping indoors, around delicate items, pets, or small children, as a swinging foot may inflict damage upon these items.

He warned me that the long thorns that surround sloe berries may inflict a wound upon you that will go septic.

In time deforestation, forest degradation and ecological imbalances due to the changing forest species composition may inflict irreversible damages upon unstable and fragile mountain zones such as the Indian Himalayas.

Rather, the court found, it "is a serious intrusion upon the sanctity of the person, which may inflict great indignity and arouse strong resentment, and it is not to be undertaken lightly".

"It is a serious intrusion upon the sanctity of the person, which may inflict great indignity and arouse strong resentment," Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote.

That suggests amyloid b may inflict damage at a distance.

Ice accumulation on insulators may inflict problems of flashover accidents, tower collapse and power failure.