bruising
Example Sentences
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But the much-improved centre-back has typified the journey Arsenal have gone on since that bruising night on Tyneside.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
His most bruising reviews bring us back to ourselves, to messy, genuine feeling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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
He drove down pension costs after a bruising battle with city unions.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Therefore I beg a prohibition against using any wheel machines, either for grinding or bruising or any furnaces like mine, without my consent.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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