bleeding
Example Sentences
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AFP journalists saw devotees deliberately puncturing their skin with glass shards attached to a small wooden paddle to ensure their bleeding during the ritual, a way to atone for sins and seek miracles from God.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“Sure, it works. But if you’re going to the emergency room because you’re bleeding, you’re not a shopper,” Perlman said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
“You are bleeding expected points just to chase a Cinderella,” Gemini warned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
But conjure one in your mind’s eye and I suspect we’re seeing the same thing: slumped berries bleeding into pale yogurt.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
His very heart was bleeding, and it took all the manhood of him—and there was a royal lot of it, too—to keep him from breaking down.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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