bruise
Example Sentences
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Insurance isn’t there to handle every bump and bruise.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Despite his insistence that he was healthy fairly soon after he suffered a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise March 15, Antetokounmpo didn’t play in the last 15 games of the season.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
In the early days after injury, a hematoma or bruise develops at the fracture site.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic had not played since suffering a bone bruise in the left knee he hyperextended in a game against Miami on December 29.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
His bruise had faded to a dim yellowish blot, and the crowds had gone home.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
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