bruise
Example Sentences
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A bruised ego isn’t the only obstacle to a career change.
Her off-season was also disrupted by what she described as "light bone bruising" on her right foot.
From BBC
Then there’s bruising running back Mark Fletcher Jr., who runs through 300-pound defenders as if they were made of marshmallow.
Older job seekers explained how they broke through a bruising job market.
She spoke softly with her blonde hair tied back in a bun while her lawyers asked that she be given proper medical treatment, including an xray of potentially bruised ribs and a fracture.
From BBC
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