How to Use bruised in a Sentence

bruised

adjective
  • His left eye remains bruised and bloody.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t let a bruised ego derail your whole day.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • Avoid bruised or shriveled berries or berries that look dull.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2024
  • Mitchell didn’t play, sitting out with a bruised leg and sore back.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The one that is a little bruised and dirty, maybe even some tiny tears.
    — Teen Vogue, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Lizzy yells at him for acting out because of his bruised ego.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 July 2025
  • Do not continue to use the painful and bruised area.
    — Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • By the time Elly shows up, his face is a bloody, bruised mess.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Elevate the bruised area above the heart.
    — Marisa Garshick, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Cut off any bruised or damaged areas.
    — Hannah Harper, Health, 21 Feb. 2026
  • In grimmer days, the knees of the faithful would be bloody and bruised.
    — Viet Thanh Nguyen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But, there is far more to this story than lawsuits and bruised egos.
    — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Paul went out for 17 games, first with a bruised knee and then with a strained groin.
    — Jonathan Feigen, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Steps away, another poster shows the bruised and swollen faces of the dead.
    — Liz Neisloss, CNN, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Houston, who had a bruised cheek and a cut lip, said Brown had hit her.
    — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 27 July 2018
  • Just trim away any bruised or overly-ripe spots, and no one will be the wiser.
    — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • The high school junior suffered a cut to the head, a black eye, and a bruised body.
    — Carlos Suarez, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Now his bruised body was twisted, lying on the floor with his head against the bed frame.
    — Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Nearly all of the accounts noted the teen was bloody and bruised.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The woman suffered two black eyes and a bruised and battered face.
    — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, 11 May 2018
  • Alenka Mali walked away from her crash with nothing but a bruised knee.
    — Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 21 Feb. 2025
  • George missed the last minute of Game 1 to get treatment for a bruised right hip.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The boyfriend has been released from the hospital with bruised lungs.
    — Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024
  • That left the red team to return to the mansion with bruised egos — and bodies.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Ostlund blocked a shot in the first game of this tournament and had to leave the game with a bruised knee.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The first photo in Corey's slideshow featured a close-up of his bruised face.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Paramedics noted Clark had a bruised face, cut lip, swollen jaw, red throat and pain around her body.
    — Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 18 June 2018
  • But hours before the world’s most famous race, the horse was scratched because of a bruised foot.
    — September Downing, San Antonio Express-News, 6 May 2023
  • Durant missed the opener of the series because of a bruised right knee.
    — ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • These conversations may not be easy and there may be some bruised feelings.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026

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