How to Use bruise in a Sentence

bruise

1 of 2 noun
Definition of bruisenext
Synonyms for bruisenext
  • He had a bad bruise on his leg after he fell.
  • The man kicked the boy to the ground, causing a bruise to his arm and ear.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • Disu was ruled out for the remainder of the game with a bone bruise.
    — Christina Huang, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Poeltl has missed the last seven games with a bone bruise in his right knee.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Hyde said after the game that Santander is day-to-day with a bruise.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But Forte was scratched the day of the 2023 Kentucky Derby with a stone bruise on the bottom of his hoof.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Foxx would go to school with bruises and cuts that no one asked about.
    — Alice Li, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • The bruises from his time as a hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Iran faded long ago.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • In the fifth game of his NBA career, Okeke sustained a bone bruise on his left knee and missed 16 games.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Once you’re done, the bruise can take anywhere from five to 10 minutes to appear.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The woman hit the 17-year-old in the left eye with a cellphone, giving her a cut and bruise, police said.
    — Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The idol was rough and colorless, with bruises all over.
    — Suhasini Raj Atul Loke, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The report described brain injuries, cuts, and bruises to the head and other parts of the body.
    — Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023
  • We were just covered in sweat and dirt and crawling through the mud, and I was covered in bruises all the time.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, the bumps and bruises aren’t just piling up.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Mohammed gazed into the space in front of him, a bruise across his left temple and an I.V. drip in his hand.
    — Jane Ferguson, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The victim suffered bruises and scratches on the side of his head, wrist and forearm due to the fall.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • He's got some defensive wound bruises on the backs of his hand...
    — Emily Whipp, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • There was a small bruise on his shoulder, the police report said.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Smart remained in the game but has dealt with a series of bumps and bruises this season.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The incident left the boy with a bloody nose and bruises on his leg, spine, and thigh, the medical records say.
    — Kaiser Health News, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The movie dwells in shades of purple, the color of bruises and cabernet sauvignon.
    — Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The then-teenager would have bruises on him from his time at the orphanage, Rines recalled to the Post.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Most of the Celtics have missed games because of various bumps and bruises over the course of this long season.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • She's got a couple of bruises today but — from the — tying her up.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • As the season winds down, expect the Spurs to continue to treat bumps and bruises with kid gloves.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • And those bruises don’t always show up in the obvious places.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Yet the defense pointed out that no one in the unit heard the commotion or noticed Klein with a bruise on his head.
    — oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • And in the end, the city survived both those fights, mostly playing defense and collecting some bruises.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Alexander was shut down after suffering a left rib stress reaction that team is calling a deep bruise.
    — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
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bruise

2 of 2 verb
  • She bruised her knee when she fell.
  • I don't want to bruise anyone's feelings.
  • This wasn’t the kind of event that bruised your ego if you were turned away at the door.
    — Jessica Hoppe, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Hansen’s left shoulder was bruised, and her left knee had a bloody cut.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • The pipe crushed his spine, and fragments of bone badly bruised his spinal cord.
    — Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That’s when Shapiro saw that the area around her eye was bleeding and bruised and her front tooth was knocked loose.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The film tells the story of a child, bruised by life, who finds salvation through his love of dogs.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2023
  • The 76-year-old had lost weight, his knees and elbows were bruised, and his right hand was purple and swollen.
    — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
  • He was badly bruised and burned in many places, and one of his hands had been wounded.
    — Adam Rasgon, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023
  • His feet grow bruised, his heart hammers, and his shirt and trousers become soaked with sweat.
    — Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Lochlan had extensive bruising on his legs and arms, and on both sides of his head.
    — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
  • How Much Downtime: None, but there may be some slight bruising or swelling for a few days.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 13 Mar. 2023
  • What Could Be Better The pears were slightly bruised on arrival.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Add to that the advantages of holding the White House, and any challenge seemed more destined to bruise Biden than to best him.
    — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Heard then alleges that Depp threw the phone at her face, causing bruising.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Big, bruising back helped the Crusaders to back-to-back state championships.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • But what about the day-to-day bumps and bruises a handheld console runs into?
    — WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Musgrove got stretched and bruised Thursday to open his 2024 season.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Some people might see areas of bleeding, swelling, and bruising, which can last for up to a week.
    — Audrey Noble, Allure, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This can produce bruising and damage to the soft tissues.
    — Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The employee punched the resident, who ended up with a black eye and bruising around the eyebrow.
    — Rose Lundy, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Around this time Charlene began to bruise easily and complain of a sore hip.
    — Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • After Woods is rolled over and sat up in the video, his face is visibly swollen and distorted with both eyes bruised and bulging.
    — Jaide Garcia, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Lightly bruise mint leaves with a muddler, strain contents into a julep cup.
    — The Courier-Journal, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Hernandez’s lawyer told NBC News at the time that the rapper had suffered facial cuts and bruising.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But be aware that, away from the rest of the head, single cloves will dry out much more quickly, so keep an eye out for shriveling or bruising.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Schiff ran ads propping up Garvey in the hopes of avoiding a bruising Democrat-on-Democrat race.
    — Marisa Lagos, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
  • That can lead to intense bruising, swelling, and a deep purple color, Dr. Brahmbhatt says.
    — Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 21 July 2023
  • His election ended a chaotic three-week span that brought legislative business in the House to a standstill and left the GOP conference bruised.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Images of her bruising were also included in the complaint.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024

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