black eye
noun
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Notice where the rocks are, which way the ground tilts, which branches could leave a black eye.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Fans in Caesar’s Palace went crazy for the moment live, but many hardcore fans who had grown tired of Hogan’s act consider this—well—a black eye on the history of WrestleMania.
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—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Boxing conjures images of bruises, black eyes and bloody noses.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Despite the three-story drop, the baby suffered only a small brain bleed, a hematoma to the side of her head a black eye and injuries to her elbow and shoulder.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Fans in Caesar’s Palace went crazy for the moment live, but many hardcore fans who had grown tired of Hogan’s act consider this—well—a black eye on the history of WrestleMania.
6.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Boxing conjures images of bruises, black eyes and bloody noses.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Despite the three-story drop, the baby suffered only a small brain bleed, a hematoma to the side of her head a black eye and injuries to her elbow and shoulder.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for black eye
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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