: having a bruise or many bruises
a badly bruised fighter
a bruised apple
: damaged or wounded by or as if by being struck
a bruised ego
Examples of bruised in a Sentence
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Prosecutors said Jabbari fractured her finger and showed jurors photos taken by police of her injuries, including a cut to her ear and the bruised and swollen finger.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Blake Treinen is also on the IL because of a bruised lung.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
After all the manhandling by Uncle and now the bread seller, the loaf looked bruised and broken.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Jonathan Majors sentencing in domestic violence case postponed to April
Prosecutors said Jabbari fractured her finger and showed jurors photos taken by police of her injuries, including a cut to her ear and a bruised and swollen finger.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
The man in charge of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Vaseline, and Dove might feel a bit bruised after a grizzly personal fight with shareholders at the start of his tenure ended in defeat.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Mar. 2024
Fast-forward 18 months and the bruised stuntman is single, depressed and working as a valet who regularly takes wheatgrass shots.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
In 24 games from May 10 to June 10, briefly interrupted by a bruised heel, Conforto slugged eight of his eventual 15 home runs, batting .333 with a 1.045 OPS.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
The scans did show a bruised lung, but Roberts described it as a positive outcome for Treinen, who is now scheduled to play catch Monday and throw a bullpen session Wednesday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Blake Treinen is also on the IL because of a bruised lung.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
After all the manhandling by Uncle and now the bread seller, the loaf looked bruised and broken.
—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Jonathan Majors sentencing in domestic violence case postponed to April
Prosecutors said Jabbari fractured her finger and showed jurors photos taken by police of her injuries, including a cut to her ear and a bruised and swollen finger.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2024
The man in charge of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Vaseline, and Dove might feel a bit bruised after a grizzly personal fight with shareholders at the start of his tenure ended in defeat.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Mar. 2024
Fast-forward 18 months and the bruised stuntman is single, depressed and working as a valet who regularly takes wheatgrass shots.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
In 24 games from May 10 to June 10, briefly interrupted by a bruised heel, Conforto slugged eight of his eventual 15 home runs, batting .333 with a 1.045 OPS.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
The scans did show a bruised lung, but Roberts described it as a positive outcome for Treinen, who is now scheduled to play catch Monday and throw a bullpen session Wednesday.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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