bruising
Example Sentences
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After Paramount suffered a bruising July hearing in its fight with a coalition of state attorneys general trying to block its $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Since there isn’t much in the way of conversation, the bruising combat scenes take center stage to head-spinning effect.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026
"I sustained a lot of bruising and all my upper legs turned yellow," Alex says.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
These range from relatively minor ones such as soreness, bruising and uneven filler, to serious ones including infection.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He moved forward suddenly, bruising his knees on the rock.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
