How to Use bruising in a Sentence

bruising

adjective
  • An exam found bruising and signs of trauma on her body, the report said.
    — Allie Morris, ExpressNews.com, 31 July 2019
  • Few battles in the tech world have been as bruising as the global ride-sharing wars.
    — WSJ, 13 June 2017
  • Pelosi is no stranger to the bruising street battles of politics.
    — Lisa Mascaro, latimes.com, 11 May 2017
  • Grade 2 is likely to result in more severe pain, bruising and swelling.
    — Amos Morale Iii, NOLA.com, 29 Dec. 2017
  • The cat, now known as Stanley, also was found to have bruising and its legs were wrapped in duct tape.
    — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2018
  • But when his wife's grandmother asked about the bruising and swelling on her face, Reese began to yell.
    — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Newman scored the first two baskets and the Vikings held on for a bruising victory.
    — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2018
  • This sets the stage for a potentially bruising price war that could further crimp profits.
    — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
  • In this case, Iowa must control the ball with its bruising offensive line and convert on third down.
    — Scott Dochterman, ajc, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Nashville and Winnipeg met in the second round and duked it out in a bruising, seven-game series.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 24 May 2018
  • Those tend to spike later in the season, when players are more fatigued and their bodies have absorbed months of bruising play.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 11 July 2019
  • That growth is now increasingly threatened by the bruising trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
    — Alexandra Stevenson, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2019
  • China’s leaders are bracing for a bruising fight with the United States over trade.
    — Alexandra Stevenson, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018
  • And still the country looks behind in its preparations for what now threatens to be a bruising pandemic.
    — The Economist, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Hospital staff contacted the agency after the child was brought in with a fractured leg as well as bruising and swelling around his eyes.
    — Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Setbacks for Breed Boy, that was a bruising battle for London Breed.
    — Jason W. Lloren, SFChronicle.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Still, not every Supreme Court case in the term was a bruising battle; in dozens of cases the court’s members largely agreed.
    — Brent Kendall, WSJ, 28 June 2018
  • The absence of Chara could prove to be the tipping point in a bruising battle between the Bruins and Blues.
    — Stephen Whyno, The Denver Post, 5 June 2019
  • Coach Kevin Sumlin said there's a chance, and the Aggies dearly need him against a bruising defensive line.
    — Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle, 28 Oct. 2017
  • For Grab's Tan, the truce brings to an end a bruising battle for leadership in Southeast Asia.
    — Bloomberg, latimes.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Since this area of the body contains many vital organs, a punch or kick can result in bruising and internal damage, adds Holland.
    — Julia Naftulin, Health.com, 19 July 2017
  • After a bruising year, the strong-dollar trade is staging a comeback heading into the final stretch of 2017.
    — Chelsey Dulaney, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Michigan also had a slight edge in first downs, 21-20, in what was a bruising display of defense on the part of the Wolverines.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2019
  • The Supreme Court could agree with the state in its appeal and allow the current maps to stand, handing a bruising loss to those who have spent years challenging the maps.
    — Alexa Ura, star-telegram, 23 Apr. 2018
  • According to the report, Tibbetts took photos of the bruising and two dark stains on the woman’s sheets and collected her clothes and sheets as evidence.
    — Kenny Jacoby, SI.com, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Corker served as the mayor of Chattanooga before winning a bruising race for a Senate seat in 2006.
    — Ryan Teague Beckwith, Time, 24 Oct. 2017
  • There was no sign of any bruising, even though Jill was stripped of her honorary consul title and is no longer allowed through the checkpoints leading into MacDill.
    — Vicky Ward, Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2016
  • Deputy Sheriff Timothy Strickland is accused of pushing his wife of six years to the ground, causing bruising and scratches, the report said.
    — Isabelle D'antonio, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 Apr. 2018
  • The child had bruising and scratches on his legs, the warrants obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution say.
    — Joshua Sharpe, ajc, 17 May 2018
  • The White House request raises the prospect of a bruising fight over the debt limit — not just between Republicans and Democrats but within both parties.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 30 May 2017

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