Boers in time to assist, but drove off the commando, inflicting on the Boers some few more casualties.
In the heat of the battle, when the bullets of snow were flying thick and fast, one of the subordinate officers, venturing to disobey the commands of his general, Napoleon felled him to the earth, inflicting a wound which left a scar for life.
About 100 light shells, of which many were gas, fell in Bienvillers, fortunately without inflicting loss on the Battalion.
During the progress of the relief Hébuterne was intermittently shelled and a direct hit was scored on Battalion Headquarters, though fortunately without inflicting casualties.
A terrific explosion took place and caused a large crater which cut off the Battalion's right flank also, but, strange to say, without inflicting so much as a scratch on any of the men in the vicinity.
The culprit was likely to turn upon the hand employed in inflicting the chastisement.
At that minute two of the marines on the Penguin's forecastle, not 30 feet distant, fired at him, one of the balls inflicting a rather severe wound in his neck.
Captain Allen's leg, inflicting a mortal wound, but he stayed on deck till he fainted from loss of blood.
The effects of different rates of velocity on wounds are seen in the variations which occur in proportion to the distance which the missile has traveled before inflicting the injury.
They have many adventures on the way, and ultimately reach the mountain only to be attacked by a band of warriors, who, after inflicting serious loss on the party, retire into the mountain by a secret passage.
Cliges, bending over, avoids the lance which passed him, inflicting only a slight hurt.
But the knife of a third man bit into his flesh like fire, inflicting deep gashes on the left arm and hand, while another slipped behind him, his uplifted blade glinting in the sunlight.
While this has been doing, the Palmyrenes have made frequent sallies from the gates, greatly interrupting the progress of the work, and inflicting severe losses.
Crucifixion, as a means of inflicting death in the most cruel, lingering, and shameful way, was used by many nations of antiquity.
He decided the question of Scottish independence at Bannockburn, inflicting on the English the greatest defeat they had received since the battle of Hastings.
Putting to death, and inflicting other corporal punishments without mercy, and rather for the satisfaction of your passion than the amendment of the sufferer.
The Sonna forbids the inflicting of this punishment, unless the thing stolen be of a certain value.
After inflictingconsiderable punishment on the clans in the lower valleys, the Peshawar Division was withdrawn to take part in the Tirah Expedition (p.
The troops were much harassed by continuous night attacks, whilst the superior mobility of the enemy, who invariably shirked attack, prevented the General from inflicting any serious damage to the causes of the Mahdi.
After an indecisive action on September 19, the Duke of York attacked the French on October 2 at Egmont-op-Zee, inflicting on them a severe defeat.
Yet from the other side were coming methods of war so wantonly cruel, so useless save as inflicting needless agony, as only hate could devise.
This was killing, for the lust of killing; suffering, for the joy of inflicting pain.
D'Ucello himself did not really relish inflicting physical pain; he preferred to work on men's emotions.
The four Scotchmen fought stoutly, but although fair swordsmen they gained no great advantage over their opponents until they betook them to their pistols, when several of their assailants fell, but not without inflicting wounds.
His artillery opened fire, that of the Bavarians replied, and the cannonade was continued till nightfall, inflicting a certain amount of loss on either side but in no way altering the position.
She could realize how much Claudet was suffering, and she reproached herself for the torture she was inflicting upon him.
And now, forgive me for inflicting this cross upon you, and bear it with courage, with Christian fortitude.
Slapping Sal' and sometimes as the 'Hairy Hudson,' which has plundered the British ships as per margin, inflicting barbarities upon their crews.
Machine guns and light mortars are of very great value to give close support, the latter taking the place of artillery and inflicting losses on {160} stockaded defenders.
TANKS Tanks are moving fortresses containing light artillery, machine guns, and rifles, and while capable of inflicting heavy losses by fire they can also destroy obstacles, weapons, and personnel.
And he plans inflicting bitterer punishments on us than on the enemy; he thinks death a punishment imposed by nature, but torments and tortures the proper inflictions of anger.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "inflicting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
