bruising

Example Sentences

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U.S. stocks wavered after a bruising selloff last week that put both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite in correction territory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

There were impressive victories for Wales' Mason Jones, who overwhelmed Axel Sola in a bruising back-and-forth encounter to win by a unanimous decision, and London's Nathaniel Wood, who also won on points against Losene Keita.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The surprise profit is good news for investors, who have been fretting about the impact a bruising price war in China would have on the bottom line for XPeng and other EV makers.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

That ended up being in the bruising Big Ten with Minnesota.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Late that summer, still bruising from his failed exam, Mendel planted a crop of peas.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee