abrasions

Example Sentences

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He also started diligently airbrushing or painting over photographs of the deceased: “I paint out all the abrasions, cuts and bruises, and open the eyes,” he explained, essentially resurrecting a likeness of the victim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

"That left skin abrasions on my knees," he said, adding it had been a "violating feeling".

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2024

According to FDA investigators, one of those employees had several cuts and abrasions on their arms.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2024

Of the 59 injuries Zagelbaum chronicled, 30 were abrasions or lacerations to the eyelid, 17 contusions to the eyelid or periorbital region, seven were corneal abrasions, three were orbital fractures and two were unspecified.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Now, her skin has abrasions where any fabric rubbed and rubbed against her skin.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti