Used in a Sentence

bruised

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bruised.

Editorial note

So in other words, if your apples show up bruised, you're still stuck with bruised apples?

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Quick take

(heraldry) Synonym of debruised.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bruised gathered in one view.

adjective

(heraldry) Synonym of debruised.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bruised.

Example sentences

1

So in other words, if your apples show up bruised, you're still stuck with bruised apples?

2

This is like saying, I beat my disobedient kid because I'd rather have a bruised disobedient kid than a non-bruised disobedient kid.

3

Apparently, if trauma victims want not to be kicked in the bruised portion of their minds, that's Literally Stalin.

4

They retell the tale that people returning home from LA, with hurt and bruised feelings have retold.

5

Consider the possibility that your feelings about their attitude is partially a manifestation of your bruised ego.

6

Well, at one point a son of about 8 in the family fell and, maybe, bruised his arm or some such.

7

Me: these apples are bruised Tesco man: sorry sir, let me refund that straight away.

8

It becomes much harder as you age to run around and get bruised up.

9

After the third or so repetition, the dolphin, instead of saving the man, smacked him around and bruised him up pretty good.

10

I don't get why people think it's so important for kids to run around unsupervised and get bruised up.

11

> This is like saying, I beat my disobedient kid because I'd rather have a bruised disobedient kid than a non-bruised disobedient kid.

12

I just wrote a whole comment about context, and you ignored it because it bruised your ego.

Quote examples

1

I'm going away to ponder the response, feeling somewhat bruised and punished by the "community" I thought I understood and felt at home in.

2

Contrast this onboard video from New Zealand showing a car hitting a cyclist and the police response [1], with a car right hooking 4 cyclists and causing a "bruised knee" in the Netherlands [2].

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bruised in a sentence?

So in other words, if your apples show up bruised, you're still stuck with bruised apples?

What does bruised mean?

(heraldry) Synonym of debruised.

What part of speech is bruised?

bruised is commonly used as adjective.