bruising
Example Sentences
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It's been bruising for a company that has always looked like a winner.
From BBC
Not so for hockey: The bruising tough-guy game is Canadian in origin, and Canada is the winningest team in Olympic history.
From Los Angeles Times
After a bruising property downturn and years of economic uncertainty, families appear determined to fortify their balance sheets first — and spend later.
From MarketWatch
On a bruising day, Zimbabwe's four pace bowlers leaked 3-197 from 14 overs.
From BBC
Commercial real-estate firms have a bruising fight on their hands: convincing investors that you need humans to sell stores, warehouses and offices.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
