How to Use contusion in a Sentence

contusion

noun

• He suffered multiple contusions of the leg.
• The left-hander was placed on the IL with a left calf contusion Aug. 14.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
• The throw from right bounced and hit him in the face, and Vaughn left the game in the eighth because of a facial contusion.
  — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2021
• Ahmed would head to first and stay out for the top of the fourth, but later leave the game with a left hand contusion.
  — Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral, 20 June 2019
• One of the victims sustained a contusion to the back of the head, police said.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2019
• Change to the @Athletics' lineup: @mattchap6 is out with a contusion on his left foot.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2021
• Sabonis did not make the trip due to a left knee contusion.
  — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Mar. 2022
• The Red Sox announced the injury as a left calf contusion.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
• Montoyo said Springer has a contusion and is day to day.
  — Larry Fleisher, ajc, 6 Sep. 2021
• Ayton did not play in the game because of a rib contusion.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
• Then in the fifth inning, left fielder Jesse Winker left the game with a right hip contusion.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 26 June 2021
• The Suns starting center has missed three straight games and four of the team's last five with a right leg contusion.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2021
• The 16-year-old victim suffered contusions to his ribs when he was punched in the chest, records state.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 10 Aug. 2023
• Joseph started in place of Killian Hayes, who missed the game due to a left hip contusion.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2022
• Quintana has 63 and Teheran, who is on the disabled list with a thumb contusion, has 62.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 June 2018
• Williamson was out the last two games because of a right hip and lower back contusion, one of three starters to have missed the last two games.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2022
• Five days ago, James suffered a groin contusion in a game.
  — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2019
• Near the end of the season Ball had a contusion in his left knee that caused him to miss several games.
  — Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 30 June 2018
• The Chelsea winger suffered a pelvic contusion scoring the goal and went to a hospital for scans.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 30 Nov. 2022
• The Suns lost Torrey Craig late in the third quarter with a right knee contusion and he is listed as day-to-day.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2021
• Rozier left the game late in the third quarter with a lower left leg contusion.
  — Steve Reed, Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
• After his touchdown catch, Smith was ruled out for the rest of the game with contusion to his lower right leg.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 12 Sep. 2021
• The Bills announced it as a right elbow contusion and that Allen was cleared to return.
  — Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
• The Cincinnati Reds’ best chance to beat the best team in baseball left the game on Monday with a left tibia contusion.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2023
• But less than an hour later, the team announced that Trout had been scratched because of the contusion.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2021
• The fall caused some bleeding in his brain, a contusion, four stitches on his forehead and a swollen hand.
  — Fox News, 28 Apr. 2022
• The Giants said that Posey has a left thumb contusion after leaving the game in the sixth inning.
  — David Brandt, ajc, 5 July 2021
• The Twins put Byron Buxton on the 10-day injured list with a contusion on his right wrist.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 18 June 2019
• The young player suffered serious head injuries and a lung contusion and was placed in a coma.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
• In Week 14, Durant suffered a lung contusion that required an overnight stay in the hospital.
  — Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 22 Feb 2025