cauliflower ear

Example Sentences

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Johnson, squeezed into a wig so tight we get a vicarious headache, has pumped up his deltoids to nearly reach his prosthetic cauliflower ears.

From Los Angeles Times

Raw facial strawberry scrapes and cauliflower ears won’t get you on the injured list but will earn you pitch cred — and get your photo taken by me.

From Los Angeles Times

The one he finally got was a cross-eyed ex-boxer with cauliflower ears, who could only type, not break codes.

From Literature

I tape my wrists, followed by my ears — to the side of my head — so I don’t get cauliflower ear, which is what happens if you get a shot to the ear.

From New York Times

“Picking a fight with China is like picking a fight with someone in a bar who is missing a few teeth, cauliflower ears – and is ready to go,” he said.

From The Guardian