Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contused
Verb
-
They are lacerated by propellers.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026 -
Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Two buildings at the Animal Protective League shelter in Springfield were heavily damaged, but none of the nearly 150 cats and 28 dogs housed there were injured, said Deana Corbin, the group's executive director.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
-
Ohtani was one of two members of the Dodgers starting rotation who left the game injured.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Verb
-
At least one person was killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday morning, and the suspect is also dead, officials said.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
-
But 49 partygoers lost their lives and 58 more were wounded as Mateen fired relentlessly using a military-style weapon.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Verb
-
Politicians and pundits and former residents have battered New York City in recent years, branding our town as a symbol of a country gone to hell.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
-
The risk now is that the oil shock, like the previous supply shocks that have battered the economy since the pandemic, proves to be sticky.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Verb
-
Jones found success using a left hook to the body followed by a straight right hand down the middle that bloodied Gualtieri’s nose.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
-
Festivities kicked off with a trailer narrated by Uma Thurman (objectively cool), and a handful of mostly uncompetitive undercard bouts (save the always game and bloodied Nate Diaz), the crowd loudly booing MVP promoter Jake Paul at his own event, and the graphic getting Rousey’s age wrong.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Verb
-
This accident in late May destroyed the rocket and severely damaged the New Glenn booster’s only launch pad.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
-
That's the same day that the popular Evangeline's gift and costume store is scheduled to re-open after being damaged by a fire in June of last year.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Verb
-
Having survived elephant, buffalo and three leopard attacks in his life, along with bouts of tick bite fever, Charles died in 1940, at the age of 66, gored to death by an injured rhino.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
-
The man — whose identity has not been released at this time — was gored by a buffalo being prepared for a ritual sacrifice.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Verb
-
The 2025 third-round pick is the only healthy player returning from last season’s defensive line after Robertson-Harris tore his Achilles in the first week of OTAs.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
-
Trump tore that deal up during his first term.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Contused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contused. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
