How to Use road rash in a Sentence

road rash

noun

• Medics took the man to a hospital for treatment of a brain bleed and road rash.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2021
• Many of the greyhounds have scars or road rash, which Kiburtz said could have come from falling off the truck.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
• Skin on her legs was so badly scraped that the road rash looked like wounds from a bear attack.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
• His jersey was shredded by the fall, and his hip and shoulder were bloody with road rash.
  — New York Times, 30 July 2021
• Later on, he was spotted back on the road, sporting some cuts and road rash.
  — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 26 June 2021
• Fields, his body streaked by road rash, sat up for a moment then slumped back down, unconscious.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2021
• Fox 13 reports the victim has severe road rash, staples in his leg and damage to his ribs and lungs.
  — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 9 Apr. 2018
• Several feet away, a much larger dog covered in road rash was lying in a ditch.
  — Angela Blakely, USA TODAY, 23 May 2022
• Ortiz-Magro had apparent minor injuries to the mouth and arm as well as road rash.
  — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2018
• Most often, riders who fall crawl off the ground, spray antibiotic cream on road rashes and hop back on their bikes.
  — Michael Powell, New York Times, 25 July 2019
• The cousin who was in the car with her suffered only minor injuries, but Burrage had head injuries, spine fractures, road rash and lost her left ear.
  — Doug Criss, CNN, 10 May 2018
• Tucker is recovering from a fractured skull and road rash, and was to be discharged home, according to a Nov. 23 update on the page.
  — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2021
• The sedan took off southbound on Marina Bay Parkway, leaving the officer with broken bones, cuts to his head and road rash, the press release said.
  — Ellen Garrison, sacbee, 28 Jan. 2018
• He was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries including road rash and cuts to his head, the officer said.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
• Tucker Sparks,12, is recovering from a fractured skull and road rash.
  — Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2021
• For the minor operation, the physician will remove the top layer of the skin inside the hole to create an injury similar to road rash.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
• That imagery is like motorcycle riders who puts on leather to protect them from road rash in a potential crash.
  — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2019
• Bingham told the station that her daughter’s injuries included skull fractures, bleeding in her brain and road rash.
  — Dana Branham, Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2020
• Erwin said Ruger suffered only cuts and road rash, and was released to his owner Thursday afternoon.
  — Cathy Locke, sacbee, 18 Jan. 2018
• The road to building a good all-terrain wheelchair is littered with broken axles, gravel road rash, and uncomfortable ergonomics; just ask Geoff Babb.
  — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 25 July 2020
• No one was killed in the crash, but several students ages 12-17, were rushed to nearby hospitals after suffering broken bones, road rash and bruising.
  — al, 31 Jan. 2022
• Jackson underwent brain surgery on Sunday, according to a statement on his GoFundMe page, and his brother suffered a fractured skull and road rash.
  — Sophie Carson, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
• Rucinski suffered extensive road rash on his right hip, and scrapes on his right knee, but was otherwise unharmed in the incident, the complaint stated.
  — Steven Martinez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2018
• The 13-year-old boy, who police initially said was 14, suffered head injuries, a broken leg, a broken arm and has road rash on his stomach after the fleeing car struck him, Cleveland police said.
  — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• Motorcycle-specific pants are made with abrasion-resistant materials that will save you from road rash, and most have slots for knee and hip armor.
  — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2021
• His board seemed nothing more than an expression of wealth trying to claim the counterculture of skateboarding, but exempting him from the difficult parts—the coordination, the road rash, the sweat.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 27 Dec. 2018
• According to Millhouse, veterinary staff said Nero suffered fluid and blood in his abdomen, severe road rash and multiple lacerations.
  — Anna Claire Vollers, AL.com, 14 Jan. 2018
• Willis sustained a broken nose, road rash, lacerations and bruises during the incident and was transported to Decatur Morgan Hospital for treatment.
  — Eric Fleischauer The Decatur Daily, al, 4 June 2021
• The onset of the pandemic sent the company’s growth into triple-digit territory, but strategic missteps and a rapid cooling of demand as fitness buffs rediscover gyms have combined to give Peloton a serious case of road rash.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 23 Aug 2024