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Recent Examples of lacerationDefense attorney Robert Alessi said that in addition to the two black eyes, there is a laceration to O’Keefe’s right eye — once again displayed in an autopsy photo in court.—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025 Since the February recall, the cooler maker has received 78 more reports of fingertip injuries, including 26 resulting in fingertip amputations, bone fractures or lacerations, according to the CPSC.—Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 May 2025 The male victim sustained a laceration to his chin and refused emergency services.—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025 Take photos of your bruises, cuts, scratches, lacerations, and bumps, and anything else that shows what happened.—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for laceration
Mayan stelae and Melanesian slit gongs share the sunlight from a sloped glass wall abutting Central Park which has been specially reëngineered to protect photosensitive works.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
Tate McRae appeared at the F1 premiere in London in a black custom Balenciaga gown with a dramatic slit and tie at the waist.
This clearly revealed a large gash in the man's esophagus resulting from the robust eruption.
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ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
Then, Edward James Pull beat his mother with the rifle, leaving her with an eight-inch gash on her head and cuts and bruises all over her body, prosecutors said.
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