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bruised

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verb

past tense of bruise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bruised
Adjective
The Dodgers’ lineup was shorthanded, missing Teoscar Hernández with a bruised foot and Tommy Edman with a pinky toe fracture (both are expected back in the lineup by Wednesday). Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025 Lost Gold Glove shortstop Ezequiel Tovar for most of the first half, first because of a bruised hip, and now because of a strained oblique. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 June 2025 Mia testified that there was a time where Combs slammed a door on her arm and continued to apply pressure, leaving her bruised. Nbc News, NBC news, 2 June 2025 Trim off any bruised areas or blemishes before enjoying. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for bruised
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
Adjective
  • Until the world contains only liberal democracies, Washington can hardly avoid seeking blemished friends.
    Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Throop returned to his hometown in 1990 to take stock of its blemished environment.
    Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
Verb
  • Cruz had stabbed himself in the chest and was trying to slit his own wrists when police arrived at the scene and took him to a local hospital.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
  • When Ogle was arrested in his wife's brutal killing hours after being treated for slitting his left wrist, many former students were struck by the violent reality.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • As with old wood blooming hydrangeas, remove broken or spindly limbs at the main stem.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 July 2025
  • Return Strong said the prison offered months of delay for one individual with a broken wrist and finger, limited mental health care, mold covering the shower walls, restricted visitation, took away access to fruit and stuck prisoners with years of solitary confinement.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • In another incident that month, a train conductor was slashed in the neck.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So much so that movement speeds of loads (up or down) were slashed by 85% compared to common-or-garden backpacks.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • And what might that mean if people eat the tainted crop?
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2025
  • If access control slips, an engineer gets a tainted result, risking a leak.
    Suman Sharma, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Throughout the nineteen-sixties, the Chairman hacked away at the bureaucracy, focussing especially on ministries dealing with culture, education, and public health.
    Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Making matters worse, the Polish Space Agency reported it was hacked on March 2.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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