bruise

Example Sentences

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Reaves, who has a bruise on his shooting wrist, finished with 18 points.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

In the early days after injury, a hematoma or bruise develops at the fracture site.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

“A bruise is internal bleeding. But it can also be something serious. We do know that the ICE agent walked away from the incident — we have that on camera.”

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

The large dose of aspirin he chooses to take daily has caused him to bruise easily, he said, and he has been encouraged by his doctors to take a lower dose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

The night is black and blue and purple like an ugly bruise.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar