bruiser

Example Sentences

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She is the ultimate bruiser, a prolific trash-talker and a notorious pest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

"I've heard a lot about him," replied the Bok bruiser.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

Mr. Prescott also had a reputation as a pugnacious political bruiser.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024

The Chargers are expected to pound the ball with 238-pound bruiser Gus Edwards and reclamation project J.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2024

I’m about eight months old, a pudge-faced, no-nonsense bruiser in diapers and an ironed white dress, looking ready to slide out of my mother’s clutches, staring down the camera as if I might eat it.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama