bruise
verb (used with object)
to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin.
have bruised
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present perfectof bruise.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Luxury stocks - less vulnerable to sanctions - have performed well, but geopolitical worries have bruised tech firms, and manufacturing difficulties have hurt commodity stocks.
From Reuters ● May 10, 2023
“I’m knocking on wood so much I have bruised knuckles, but so far we’re still open, and a two- or three-day shutdown, now and then, I think is to be expected.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
Many of his past clients have bruised reputations in Washington or are under U.S. sanctions, such as the governments of Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2020
The failings have bruised the reputation of a housing program often hailed as a privatization success.
From Reuters ● Apr. 11, 2019
I found Elnora’s arms around me, and though I must have bruised her with my thrashing, she did not complain.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
