black eye
noun
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In 2019, Carter suffered a black eye in a fall and was later hospitalized with a fractured pelvis incurred in a separate fall.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
He is said to be 5 feet, 7 inches, weighing 160 pounds with black hair and black eyes, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023
The lawsuit also describes several incidents where Combs’ alleged physical abuse left her with bruises and black eyes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
The model completed her look with heavy black eye makeup and a simple light brown lipstick.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
By Elizabeth Logan Far from pearl-clutching over the hint of butt crack and side boob, many of Shayk's followers were disturbed by the 37-year-old model's makeup look, which is intended to mimic a black eye and a bruised lip.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2023
But talking here about a black eye for the sport on a Thursday evening, nobody watches that in European time, anyway.
—CBS News, 17 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
The harvest is black eyes for Dias, the University of Rochester and Nature.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
He is said to be 5 feet, 7 inches, weighing 160 pounds with black hair and black eyes, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 16 Nov. 2023
The lawsuit also describes several incidents where Combs’ alleged physical abuse left her with bruises and black eyes.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
The model completed her look with heavy black eye makeup and a simple light brown lipstick.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
By Elizabeth Logan Far from pearl-clutching over the hint of butt crack and side boob, many of Shayk's followers were disturbed by the 37-year-old model's makeup look, which is intended to mimic a black eye and a bruised lip.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2023
But talking here about a black eye for the sport on a Thursday evening, nobody watches that in European time, anyway.
—CBS News, 17 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
The harvest is black eyes for Dias, the University of Rochester and Nature.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
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1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Kids Definition
black eye
noun
: a dark discoloration of the skin around the eye as the result of a bruise
Medical Definition
black eye
noun
: a discoloration of the skin around the eye from bruising
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