bruise

Example Sentences

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The thick, bruised clouds above were moving fast.

From Literature

“She has some cuts and bruises, and slight hypothermia, but that’s it. We’ll keep her for a day or two for observation but I anticipate no serious problems. You kids were lucky. Both of you.”

From Literature

Nine days ago, she suffered a torn ACL, a bone bruise and meniscus damage.

From Los Angeles Times

But the way it tethers its bruised healers to the human condition’s laws of gravity is potent medicine for coping.

From Salon

On Friday, financial markets recovered from what has been a bruising week stemming from jitters over artificial-intelligence spending, along with tumult in bitcoin and metals.

From MarketWatch