bruise
Example Sentences
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In the early days after injury, a hematoma or bruise develops at the fracture site.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic had not played since suffering a bone bruise in the left knee he hyperextended in a game against Miami on December 29.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 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
As he has pivoted from this declaration a decade later, one would think his ego would bruise from his non-stop insistence that he’s too ignorant for anyone to expect him to know things.
From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025
He rubbed the bruise as he felt along the smooth case of the motor with his other hand.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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