: 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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Montas was hit by a line drive by Taylor Ward and left the game with a bruised right forearm after 16 pitches.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
This comes after Love recently returned from a bruised right heel that forced him to miss 14 straight games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
On paper, a remake of Dennis Potter’s exquisite TV drama Pennies From Heaven starring Martin as a bruised romantic with a penchant for lip-syncing Depression-era tunes seems intriguing.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
This comes after Love recently returned from a bruised right heel that forced him to miss 14 straight games.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
On paper, a remake of Dennis Potter’s exquisite TV drama Pennies From Heaven starring Martin as a bruised romantic with a penchant for lip-syncing Depression-era tunes seems intriguing.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2024
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.
—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
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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