bruise
Example Sentences
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In the early days after injury, a hematoma or bruise develops at the fracture site.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
“A bruise is internal bleeding. But it can also be something serious. We do know that the ICE agent walked away from the incident — we have that on camera.”
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026
If the effort fails, it will be another bruise for an investment firm that recently stumbled in its attempt at another big deal buying the U.K.’s Telegraph and its sister paper the Spectator.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
He was supposed to run in the Juvenile but he suffered a deep bruise in his left front hoof.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
Sunny’s mother could see the bruise above my eye for the first time and her eyes popped.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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