a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not
she got quite a big bruise from walking into the corner of the table
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Recent Examples of bruise
Noun
Miami might be back, winning with dominant play on the line of scrimmage and a bruising running game.—David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 Takamori finished with 78 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries and most of the running back’s yards were gained on bruising runs up the middle.—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
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The trade that sent him to Los Angeles, though, left visible bruises all over Dončić.—Dan Woike, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025 As mentioned, Williamson got shut down as of March 19 last season due to a back bone bruise.—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bruise
Also on Tuesday, a farmer in his 20s was attacked by a bear in the northern prefecture of Akita, days after a Spanish tourist was wounded by another animal while walking near a shuttle bus top at the Shirakawa Village, a popular destination in central Japan.
Wideout Sean Brown suffered a contusion during his catch and run in Saturday night’s loss and is expected to be OK, but didn’t practice on Tuesday, according to Albin.
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Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
First baseman Nolan Schanuel (wrist contusion) said hitting flips went well, so he’s now scheduled to head to Arizona for the weekend to ramp up his activity.
The assault left four members dead and numerous others physically injured, some from gunshots, others by smoke inhalation and still others gashed and bleeding from shrapnel and shards of glass.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
The problem is, excluding a lopsided Week 2 win over the lowly Browns, the defense is getting gashed.
In another, the two stood together while Erbert Hough placed a hand on her belly, highlighting her bump.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
The fact that Johnson had three bumps on the back of his head made things even more complicated, since there wasn’t a flat surface for the wig to lay on.
Someone slit his throat and bashed him over the head in Skulls Rainbow Room, which sits in Printers Alley, one of the most popular destinations in Nashville.
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Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Oct. 2025
When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.
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