Sentence examples for to bruise from inspiring English sources
verb
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.
I seem to bruise more frequently as I get older.
Within a short time, he began to bruise and bleed.
Results showed that the susceptibility to bruise damage was affected significantly by package design.
The first thing he noticed was that his fingertips started to bruise.
An offset tip is less likely to bruise a blossom just clipped from a flowering herb.
Keep them away from bananas: they have been known to bruise them prematurely.
With a spoon, gently remove seeds, being careful not to bruise the fruit.
"I think it's just going to bruise up and be sensitive and be fine.
Add the remaining ingredients and mix gently, so as not to bruise the leaves.
The downfall of MF Global, and the growing federal investigation into the missing money, threaten to bruise Mr. Corzine's reputation.
The power of intimacy both to bind together and to bruise: if he did nourish a passion, that was it.
