Bruises
[bru:ziz]
Examples
- But the lawyer shall know of those bruises on your arm, and of the violence offered to you in this room--he shall, before I rest to-night! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But a kind fate intervened, and by a miracle I escaped with but slight bruises. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- She didn't give any milk, ma'am; she gave bruises. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- At four o'clock a lull took place, and baskets remained empty, while the apple pickers rested and compared rents and bruises. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She pointed, hastily, to some livid bruises on her neck and arms; and continued, with great rapidity: 'Remember this! Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- To Tarzan they stand out boldly against all the myriad other scars and bruises and signs upon the leafy way. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They are so particular that even bruises must be trimmed out before the animals are allowed to pass and go on with the bulk which are fit for food. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I looked at the tires carefully, looking for cuts or stone bruises. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typist: Nadine