bruising

Example Sentences

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If the watermelons were too tightly packed, she put pieces of cardboard between to keep them from bruising one another.

From Los Angeles Times

Hezbollah, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, is in desperate need of funds to rebuild and rearm its militia and pay other costs stemming from its bruising fight with Israel last year, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has come out fighting after a bruising month that saw him come under attack by stone throwers as he was trying to make a speech.

From BBC

"I had quite considerable pain down that area of my leg following it. Also I had slight bruising come up."

From BBC

When Newcastle needed a result most, following a bruising defeat at Brentford before the international break, Howe and his staff devised a plan to finally get the better of Manchester City in the Premier League.

From BBC