black eye

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Recent Examples of black eye The school notified Phoenix police about concerns regarding Rebekah's welfare earlier this year after a school resource officer visiting her home saw the girl with a black eye and reached out to DCS, Holman said. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Rebecca Haro had a black eye during the on-camera interview. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025 The bit revolved around a woman with a black eye who took his order in a Baltimore restaurant. Shania Russell, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025 But Rose's body also arrived at a Clarksville funeral home days later with a black eye and wounds on his legs, Gold said. Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for black eye
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black eye
Noun
  • An Alford plea is one in which a defendant admits no guilt, but concedes that prosecutors have enough evidence to secure a conviction.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Variety spoke with Frankel about Grasso and Tom’s final confrontation, whether the detective was using Lizzie in earlier episodes, and the Catholic guilt riddled throughout the series.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even in a game when rookie left tackle Josh Simmons was a late scratch because of an unspecified personal matter, the offensive line with Jaylon Moore filling in for Simmons was virtually seamless.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • It is spread to people and pets through the bites and scratches of an infected animal, and first symptoms may include flu, weakness, discomfort, fever, headache, as well as a prickling sensation at the site of the wound, before turning into more severe disease after around two weeks.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Messaging must make distinctions, but also avoid getting lost in parenthetic abstractions or potentially easier-to-discredit targets.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Extreme unfairness erodes trust, discredits markets, and invites rebellion.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The shoes feature a soft leather upper with suede overlays providing extra abrasion resistance.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Laser sunbursts and clouded fade-outs replace traditional abrasion, showcasing Rimaks’s laundry artistry in a low-impact way.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Palhinha’s goal at least saved them from the ignominy of that.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • By their lofty standards, Madrid endured a dismal European campaign last term, suffering the ignominy of having to go through the play-offs to qualify for the Round of 16 before being trounced 5-1 on aggregate by Arsenal in the quarter-finals.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There will be bumps along the way.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Lightweight yet durable enough to resist bumps while on the go, the carry-on suitcase is complete with spinner wheels and a telescopic handle to effortlessly glide through the airport.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That means that veterans from today have fought in vain to defend the Constitution, which is now being soiled by corruption and dishonor.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
  • That’s saying something considering how many contenders there are for that dishonor.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • All told, DeRose-Broeckert collected data from 109 fresh rubs and 37 fresh scrapes.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Blood on Mateer’s pants didn’t make this look like a normal scrape.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20eye. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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