verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
break/twist/sprain your ankle
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Janet slipped on the stairs and twisted her ankle.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
ankle
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Young missed the last two games with a sprained ankle and a sprained foot, left and right, respectively.
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Rookie Michael Finley, who played every regular-season game, never saw action against the Spurs because of an ankle sprain .
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The guard said he has played a little sluggish because of the flu and an ankle sprain he suffered two weeks ago.
foot
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Just a few weeks ago she fell on a toy brick and sprained her foot badly!
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Left tackle Derrick Deese has a sprained right foot and is probable for the game.
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Left guard Ray Brown also missed Sunday with a sprained left foot .
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Young missed the last two games with a sprained ankle and a sprained foot , left and right, respectively.
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A badly sprained foot can keep a player out eight weeks.
knee
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Starting cornerback Tyronne Drakeford also left the game in the third quarter with a sprained left knee .
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Jacksonville defensive end Jeff Lagemann left the game in the second quarter with a sprained knee ....
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He came out of it with a sprained knee and would not be able to play for six or seven weeks.
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Center Chris Dalman sprained his left knee .
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It got worse after Ray Brown came out with a sprained knee in the second half.
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Chargers cornerback Mark Montreuil sprained his right knee and linebacker Toran James strained his right knee.
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Tackle Russell Maryland sat out three games with a sprained knee and a sprained toe.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Amy fell down and sprained her ankle.
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I sprained my knee while I was playing basketball.
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You'll need strong walking boots in the mountains, if you don't want to sprain an ankle.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A sprain or a broken leg.
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Although I knew it was badly sprained I did not feel it was broken.
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Backup guard / center Jesse Sapolu is questionable with a sprained left ankle.
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Cornerback Rod Woodson sprained his left groin.
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Left tackle Derrick Deese has a sprained right foot and is probable for the game.
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Sharks officials said it was a slight sprain .
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The bench pulls, for example, tugged away at my sprained pec.
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When a kid sprains her hand or jams her finger, which happens often, she tries to shake it out.