bandage

Example Sentences

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These stories are harsh and brief, like a bandage ripped from a wound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Palace are the second-biggest spenders behind Man City this month but have they merely stuck a glossy bandage over their problems?

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

His right hand shows persistent bruising, often covered with thick makeup and at times a bandage, and his ankles have appeared swollen.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

But any payment is only a bandage for a deeply rigged market.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

I looked; I stirred the fire, and I looked again: but she drew her bonnet and her bandage closer about her face, and again beckoned me to depart.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë