Definition of Bruise

a blue and black mark on the skin that is an injury

Examples of Bruise in a sentence

After falling down the wooden stairs, the boy had a noticeable dark bruise on his leg when it hit one of the railings.  🔊

The dark navy blemish on her face stood out as a bruise to her cheek due to her husband hitting her.  🔊

The blue blood raised to the surface to form a bruise on the woman’s arm, but the red blood dripped down her leg from a cut.  🔊

Following the fall, the elderly woman was lucky to only have a big black bruise on her hip instead of breaking it.  🔊

When the boxing match was over, the opponent only had a small bruise under his eye where he was struck with a left jab.  🔊

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