Example Sentences

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The flat below was badly damaged, and a woman and her teenage son remain in hospital with bruises and minor burns.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Organisers published photos on X showing two activists with bruises on their faces.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The source also told the outlet Ritchson crashed, fell off his motorcycle and incurred cuts and bruises.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

He also started diligently airbrushing or painting over photographs of the deceased: “I paint out all the abrasions, cuts and bruises, and open the eyes,” he explained, essentially resurrecting a likeness of the victim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Every inch of me was sore from my Glitch jump today, and I had more than a few bruises and burns to show for my romp through 1911.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin