Example Sentences

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There were no signs of blood by the time he gave his postgame interview, but Smith-Schuster confirmed that he had been bleeding.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Three of the largest cities in the U.S. that had been bleeding residents this decade staunched those departures somewhat.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

By the time she found Dr. Zeal, who gave her mifepristone and misoprostol, the woman had been bleeding intermittently for days, putting her at “increased risk of hemorrhage or infection.”

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2022

Doctors found there had been bleeding to the brain.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2019

There had been bleeding; if she could have afforded an examination, a doctor would have found signs of placental abruption.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson