bruising
Example Sentences
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The two men now face a bruising runoff on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Two bruising runs from Miller later, and USC was up 10-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sutton said his old club have been "flat-track bullies" by "beating the teams you expect them to beat", but the collapse in Austria, plus Sunday's bruising loss, has highlighted glaring deficiencies.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Chip stocks were staging a sharp rally on Thursday, continuing their comeback from a bruising selloff at the start of the week.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Coalwood was, after all, a place for work above all else: hard, bruising, filthy, and sometimes deadly work.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
