Sentence examples for were bruised by from inspiring English sources
"His knees were bruised, his thighs were bruised by his genitals.
By the time the family reached the house, they were bruised by falls, their clothes torn by brambles.
The Social Democrats were bruised by their previous coalition with Mrs Merkel, so would be more recalcitrant.
Even before he was elected in May, Sarkozy worked to mend relations with the U.S. that were bruised by former French President Jacques Chirac's clash with Bush, especially over the Iraq war.
The mellowing of the anti-Wal-Mart movement is an unexpected development for the retailer, whose public image and share price were bruised by the well-financed union campaigns.
Pricy retail chains were bruised by the recession, but recent earnings reports show cost-cutting has helped several right the ship.
Wakeham was bruised by the experience.
Business is bruised by its new payroll tax.
American Express is not the first large company to be bruised by a Wall Street acquisition.
His allies say Johnson has been bruised by claims he misled the public during the campaign.
Eventually, some whose confidence has been bruised by recession decide not to buy in at all.
