Sentence examples for are bruised from inspiring English sources

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are bruised

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To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.

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"My feelings are bruised.

Karl Thompson's legs are bruised and scarred.

My fingers are bruised and muddy.

Arms and legs are snapped; faces are bruised and swollen.

There are bruised feelings and scuffles and potty jokes.

"My legs are bruised everywhere and I cut my arm," she told the group.

New Labour MPs are more appreciative of him than are bruised Blairites.

Some of Mr. Hastert's own Republican teammates in the House are bruised and staggering.

If feelings are bruised in the process, so much the worse.

The filmmakers emphasize the Avengers' vulnerability — sometimes the superheroes bleed, are bruised, or suffer debilitating injuries.

The flashbacks are about vulnerability, how people are bruised in places that no one can see.

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