Bruises is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bruises meaning
plural of bruise
Using Bruises
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of bruise
- In the example corpus, bruises often appears in combinations such as: and bruises, bruises and, bruises on.
Context around Bruises
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bruises
- In this selection, "bruises" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fewer, strange, actual, occurred, form and defensive stand out and add context to how "bruises" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abrasions and bruises are the and and suffered bruises and abrasions. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bruises" sits close to words such as alyssa, antibiotic and apostles, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bruises
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Abrasions and bruises are the most common complications. (8 words)
Bruises were also later found on her abdomen and left arm. (11 words)
His body was covered in scratches or bruises that couldn't be accounted for. (14 words)
Frederickson, a crack user, killed Planje in a violent and protracted incident that saw the small person covered in bruises, defensive wounds, the body later dumped in a remote location near Hope. (32 words)
But the marriage quickly deteriorated, and by the time they arrived in London that July for the summer season, Marguerite was frequently seen with bruises and Ali with a scratched face. (31 words)
A user with fewer bruises and less emotional damage than this chap chimed in with a faster solution: just mix the peas with mashed potatoes. (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
The bruises on the wrist weren't alarming, but we knew something was up from the bruises on the face.
Whenever babies and children are found to have bruises, the health board has a duty of care to establish how the bruises occurred.
Abrasions and bruises are the most common complications.
A user with fewer bruises and less emotional damage than this chap chimed in with a faster solution: just mix the peas with mashed potatoes.
Beth Reilly, 23, became concerned when her little boy Bailey Kilbane, now 16 months, started developing strange bruises and flu-like symptoms last October.
Bruises were also later found on her abdomen and left arm.
Buck also likes to be in the thick of the action and he has the bruises to show for it.
But the marriage quickly deteriorated, and by the time they arrived in London that July for the summer season, Marguerite was frequently seen with bruises and Ali with a scratched face.
Due to the bruises he’d inflicted upon her, McMichael forced her to call in sick.
Employees at Consolidated High School contacted College Station police last Friday after seeing a student with bruises and scratches.
Eventually, the bruised ego (as well as the actual bruises, and did I mention the blisters?) proved too much, so I quit.
Faces will get swollen, cuts bleed, bruises form, and injuries will accumulate and affect gameplay.
Frederickson, a crack user, killed Planje in a violent and protracted incident that saw the small person covered in bruises, defensive wounds, the body later dumped in a remote location near Hope.
General pain, contusions (bruises), and even cuts to the face and head are common,” the researchers said.
Harden shows bruises to his body that he said he received after Mexican immigration officers and police beat him.
Harry says he had scrapes and bruises as a result of the tussle, for which William later apologised.
He had a vile hatred of women, with his victims being found dumped naked and covered in bruises in the hills near Hollywood.
He had multiple lacerations to his scalp and forehead and suffered bruises and abrasions, which were caused by an axe found adjacent to his body.
He pushed her to the ground and kicked her several times, causing two black eyes and cuts and bruises to her legs and arms.
His body was covered in scratches or bruises that couldn't be accounted for.
Common combinations with bruises
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and bruises 57×
- bruises and 49×
- bruises on 35×
- with bruises 19×
- the bruises 12×
- bruises to 10×
- had bruises 9×
- bruises all 6×
- multiple bruises 6×
- bruises the 5×