a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not
she got quite a big bruise from walking into the corner of the table
According to a GoFundMe, Herbert’s 4-year-old son suffered scratches and bruises, while her 1-year-old son received staples in his head.—Liam Quinn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 The girl's boyfriend provided investigators with video clips showing her with scratches, swelling, bruises and hair loss, NBC Philadelphia reported.—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
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The moderate pace of current housing price increases in Phoenix marks welcome relief after a bruising stretch of skyrocketing costs, Lee McPheters, director of the JPMorgan Chase Economic Outlook Center at Arizona State University, told ABC News.—Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024 As long as the apple wasn't cut or bruised during the process, caramel apples should last about two weeks in the fridge.—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bruise
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