bruise
verb (used with object)
to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin.
bruised
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past participleof bruise.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bruise.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bruiseverb (used with object)to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin.
Example Sentences
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Even with a bruised rotation that includes a banged-up Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles has the best pitching in the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Moldy, bruised and rotten fruits and vegetables should also be avoided.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
The former Radio Disney teen heartthrob, raised Mormon and now openly gay, trades the bruised introspection of 2023’s “Calico” for songs that exult in desire on his new album, “Sweet Fortune.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Their bodies were bruised and aching from their pounding up and down in the bows, and they were exhausted from lack of sleep.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
