Collocations for "sprain"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sprain" in context.
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sprain
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [serious, severe, minor] sprain
- a [sore, painful] sprain
- has a [shoulder, knee] sprain
- stay off [the, your] sprain
- [nurse, treat] a [foot] sprain
- need to rest your sprain
- put ice on the sprain
- keep your sprain elevated
- felt a sudden [knee] sprain
- got a sprain [playing squash, while running]
- get the sprain checked out (by a doctor)
- is on crutches after the sprain
- a sprain or strain
- sprained her [ankle, wrist, foot]
- sprained my [ankle] playing [football, squash, basketball]
- sprain a ligament
- [prone, likely, bound] to sprain
'sprain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):