How to Use trauma in a Sentence

trauma

noun
Definition of traumanext
  • She never fully recovered from the traumas she suffered during her childhood.
  • She never fully recovered from the trauma of her experiences.
  • The accident victim sustained multiple traumas.
  • This will help move the trauma through your team faster.
    — Dede Henley, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The sound of Casey’s laugh as the two sat in front of the fire and talked about religion and trauma?
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • And then that would – that would end all of the – the trauma and the chaotic going on there in Gaza.
    — CBS News, 5 May 2024
  • The man was taken to UChicago Medicine with trauma to the body.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Sanchez, 47, died hours later of blunt force trauma to the head.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Sep. 2024
  • For some who fled into the water, the ocean is still a source of trauma.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Still, Sorvino was able to deeply connect with the show and the trauma that comes along with the show’s themes.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 21 Oct. 2023
  • No one gets over that kind of trauma and the most painful scars are the ones people don’t see.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 10 July 2023
  • The cause of death for all three victims was blunt force trauma.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Adding to Paris’s trauma, the couple had been in the process of adopting a child from China.
    — Karen Nitkin, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The trauma still haunts the victim more than two years later.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 26 May 2024
  • This is a story about children and the trauma that is brought to them during times of war.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Well, as the character says in the film, trauma cannot be healed unless it's faced.
    — Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The trauma of her shooting and the pressure of her job leads to the BAU agent shooting an unsub.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Sometimes, the trauma of these schools can even result in death.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The shelter believes Chase may have been hit by a car, causing the trauma to his face.
    — Makiya Seminera, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The impact caused blunt-force trauma to the head, and Sanchez died from his injuries hours later.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Darvish has the same hope, saying the passing of time could heal the traumas and extinguish the prejudices of the past.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Her husband, a 46-year-old ear, nose and throat surgeon, takes a lot of trauma calls around North Texas.
    — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • Find ways to cope with reminders of trauma and flashbacks.
    — Lauren Krouse, Verywell Health, 11 Nov. 2023
  • As such, the works speak to vision, identity and trauma.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • One dolphin died on scene due to the trauma of the afternoon, rescuers said.
    — Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
  • Even two decades on, the trauma of what happened in the wilderness threatens to collapse her life around her.
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Most adults in today’s workplace have faced some form of trauma.
    — Jessica Gomez, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • And there are stakes because the trauma that Peter suffers in these fights adds up throughout the show.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Alex Carpenter is the system director of the trauma and burn program at UC Health.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Outdoor cats generally do not live as long as indoor cats and are at risk of trauma from cars, fights with other cats, free-roaming dogs, and predators, such as raccoons and coyotes.
    — Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024

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