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

The 34-year-old all-rounder posted a picture on Instagram last week showing his eye heavily swollen and bruised, a graze on his cheek and lip, and a bandage stuffed in his nose.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

"She doesn't suffer fools, she won't make cups of tea, and she won't bandage bruised egos," sings Carlile over a delicately plucked guitar.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Baby Wilson had the bandage off her head now, but her hair was cut short like a boy’s.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers