bruised
Example Sentences
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When the fruit is cut, bruised, or exposed to air, the enzyme helps trigger the browning reaction.
From Science Daily • May 24, 2026
Nearby, I found a 99-cent bag of slightly bruised white onions in the produce markdown section.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
“The clouds over the Ochils are purple and bruised looking and the shadows are deep grey,” Lindsay observes of winter returning to mountains and hedgerows “battered by rain and never going to stand up again.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"Popping the blister relieved the pressure but it was swollen and bruised, so it's just sore," McIlroy said after playing the back nine on Wednesday.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
There was no time to worry about a teenage girl’s bruised ego.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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