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
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
“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’d pulled his hair forward so that no one could see the purple bruise on his forehead from where he’d hit his head against the metal frame of the Barbie display case.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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