bruiser

Example Sentences

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She is the ultimate bruiser, a prolific trash-talker and a notorious pest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

As urban lizards go, it’s a bruiser, with bodies up to 7 inches long.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

John Prescott was an old-style political bruiser who played a vital role in the New Labour project.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Mr. Prescott also had a reputation as a pugnacious political bruiser.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024

If a given suspect is a knock-kneed weakling, he says, he is less likely to be the culprit than a great big bruiser with Hate tattooed on his forehead.*

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith