bruising

Example Sentences

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A bruising draw in the Battle of the Bridge ended Tottenham's hopes before they lost their final two games to slip to third.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Hockey was a bruising, inelegant sport played in the frozen tundra of Canada and the upper Midwest when Vachon was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to the Kings in the winter of 1971.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

A late push for Europe would put a different complexion on a bruising domestic campaign.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

U.S. stock futures rose, putting major indexes on pace to recover slightly after a bruising selloff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

She knocked her knees against the bucket, bruising them.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo