| 单词 | bruise |
| 例句 | He was laced with fresh wounds—cuts and bruises on his legs and arms, across his bare back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z So the weekends, destined to disappoint, are strident, sullen, sprinkled with bruises and dots of blood. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the corner by the door is Caleb, his face stained with bruises. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The girl looks dusty and bruised and exhausted. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z With her other hand, she carries a paper sack, and her eyes rapidly apprehend the boys’ uni-forms and the intense whiteness of Werner’s hair and the livid bruises beneath Frederick’s eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z His eye glinted with anger, and the bruise on his temple throbbed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She kisses him on both cheeks, then touches his bruises with her thumbs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Have there been any bodies that have been found with unusual bruises or wounds? Or bodies that were unable to be washed. Someone my age or younger.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I see the bruising on his hand fine. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Ten days at Blackcliff with nothing to show for it but bruises and lashes is disastrous. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His face was so bruised it took a moment for him to open his eyes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I never came away from them without two or three new bruises somewhere. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Clara washed her daughter, applied cold compresses to her bruises, and rocked her until she had calmed down. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Bill told a friend, “Rita’s scared,” and Bill seemed to have lost his bruising confidence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The gourd head began to rot in the sun and collapse upon itself, oozing and purple like a bruise. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Yes. The police thought he slipped into the water and drowned, but there was a bruise on his neck.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He caught his breath at sight of Bill’s face, which was swollen and beginning to grow discolored from a deep cut and many bruises. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie put careful arms around the bruised shoulders, because her friend was shaking all over now. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Or it could be as minor as a kick bruise. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Alba saw that they were covered with thousands of tiny scars, bruises, and holes, some of which were infected and full of pus. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Wincing at her scrapes and bruises, she struggled out of her wet clothes and climbed under her blanket, pulling herself into a ball with her hands clasped around her knees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The gaps showed me bruises on her arms and the backs of her legs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z To seek shoes for my famously bruised feet. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z She runs her fingers over the bruise on my cheek and turns my chin toward the light. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A huge purple and yellow bruise surrounded my left eye. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When Alex smiled there were a couple of teeth missing up front and some fresh bruises still on his face. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He rubbed the bruise as he felt along the smooth case of the motor with his other hand. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “That’s it. The rest of us are just cut and bruised and scarred for life.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z As expected, there is a dark blue bruise on my cheek. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Then he was licking his bruised knuckles and looking at the bare stick, while the skull lay in two pieces, its grin now six feet across. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z But Florence remembered one phrase, which now she muttered against the knuckles that bruised her lips: “Lord, help my unbelief.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The bruise on her face suddenly looked darker, meaner. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z You couldn't not notice the bruise on the side of her face. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z She had a large purple bruise on her leg for days but what could I do except stand and watch my wife get beaten? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The gash on his forehead was bandaged, the right side of his face bruised and swollen. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I remembered Mrs. Pohler’s bruised cheek and crossed my arms over my stomach. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The boy had put his bruised hand into his pocket so no one could see it. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His thick hands squeeze my arms and leave behind more bruises. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She had yellow-brown eyes and sharp cheekbones, and her lips were the color of a bruised pink rose. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As the western sky turned the color of a blood bruise, she heard the sound of approaching horses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’s missing a good bit of his skin down one side, not deep, but over a large area, and in the center of his chest is the worst bruise I’ve ever seen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Napoleon appeared to change countenance, and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go, whereat Boxer lifted his hoof, and the dog slunk away, bruised and howling. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Seeing women and their children walking happily along a street, I’d feel a pang of longing followed by a bruising wallop of inadequacy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She was near thirty and, unlike diem, had lost no teeth, suffered no bruises, developed no ring of fat at the waist or pocket at the back of her neck. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Two weeks into practice, I had bruised shins, a scabby knee, and a scraped elbow. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Once more Aragorn bruised two leaves of athelas and cast them into steaming water; and he laved her brow with it, and her right arm lying cold and nerveless on the coverlet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Until he was five years old and had finally managed to walk in an almost normal manner, he had been a mass of bruises and hickeys. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His father noticed the large welt on Enoch’s face, but didn’t speak of the bruise at first. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A heel-shaped bruise darkened one shoulder and his hand was all swollen and I guess he looked tougher than normal, or maybe just more damaged. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They were scarred, bruised, calloused, greasy; one fingernail was black and blue and coming off—some hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a shame, Bitter had said; his hands were actually good at making things other than bruises and breaks. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The gown had long sleeves to hide the bruises on her arms. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There were no wounds to show how he had died, nothing but a leaden bruise upon his temple. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Taken to Boston City Hospital, it was determined that he had survived his near-death experience with only a bruised leg. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z God, if I get sent back to General Thomas Junior High, I should just wear this all day long: a padded bruise protector. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Therefore I beg a prohibition against using any wheel machines, either for grinding or bruising or any furnaces like mine, without my consent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Yeah, tell me. You never get used to the bruised or burned or bleeding babies—the kids who’ve been abused—or the parents who bring ’em in. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want his father to see him with these fresh cuts on his face, the bruises. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His face, which earlier had seemed marked by old, bruising shadows, looked young again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I'd have a couple of glorious bruises, and my pulse was still fast and broken. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Yet she seemed cheerful as ever they’d seen her, her bruised, black eyes shining with happiness and her bloody lips spread in a terrific grin. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Aside from that we were both covered in bruises from sleeping on stones and being too exhausted to get up and rearrange things once we were lying down. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes flicker again to his bruised knuckles before I shake his hand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The police brought him back with two broken arms, his face bloody and bruised. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z My nose was broken, and I had more bruises and scrapes than I could conveniently count. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Luke sidled up to her and showed off his bruised arm. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z As Bast reached across the table his sleeve pulled back to reveal a bruise blossoming around his wrist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I decide to aim for the jaw, which is too strong to break but will still show a good bruise. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The side of her face is badly bruised, and there’s a bandage on her head, but that’s not what concerns me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I shaded her thick chestnut hair resting in a smooth curve against her face, a large bruise blazing across her cheek. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He was moving stiffly, and Lazlo didn’t doubt that his back was covered with welts and bruises. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The swelling in his face had gone down, but his bruises were going to be there for a while. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The night stained the skin under her eyes like bruises. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You had a bad bruise of your breastbone. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was always provided in his everyday life for the bruises and wounds, for a mashed finger a stomach ache, a skinned knee from a fall from a bike. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She frowned and brushed her long black hair back, giving me a clear view of the purpling bruise that spread from her temple all the way back to her hairline. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When I explained to Mami why I came home with a torn uniform and bruises, she made it clear that I was forbidden to fight in school. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z "A bruise. Perhaps a sprain. Maestor Aemon will give you a salve. Go with him, Todder, that head wants looking after. The rest of you, return to your cells. Not you, Snow. You stay." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I bruised the tendon of my heel, wrenching it like a fool when my foot was caught between two boulders, and limped out the afternoon. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Except for this strange movement and the bandages from the surgery, he looked normal, no swelling, no bruises. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The debris in the hallway has been swept clean, but the broken lightbulbs haven’t been replaced, so I walk through stretches of darkness, like patches of bruises, on my way to the right cell. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Lourdes imagines these pieces, broken and bruised in unspeakable places, on piers and in alleyways, drifting down the river to the sea. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A man chewing on a rug in the corner of his living room.Two kids throwing rocks at each other as hard as they could, bloodied and bruised from head to toe. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The woman was looking at her son without seeming to understand, and Mrs. Cooper saw a bruise on her cheek. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I still can’t go in Henry’s bathroom. Blood smeared on the porcelain. Henry’s straight razor swinging from a peg. We were bruised and scratched to pieces.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z By the time they reached the park, Carmen’s chest felt bruised. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I held my hands up to my face and felt the heel of my shoe bruising my hands. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Purplish bruises covered the kid, red hives, bloody scratches. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Now, I knew Jeffrey was bruised up from his fall, and I also knew that bruises always look worse on the second day. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It could be the bad light, but it looks like there are bruises forming under my eyes now. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Alex had bruised his knee in the last fall and he knew that it was only a matter of time before they cornered him and finished him off. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She showed some little regular bruises on her forearm where Boots had been playing a bit more roughly than usual. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He had a bruise under one eye—when he prodded it, experimentally, with one finger, he found it hurt deeply—and a swollen lower lip. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Maybe it was ruptured; maybe it was only bruised. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I gasped and ran to her, lifting her sunglasses off, cupping her face in my hands, studying it for bruises, for anything that might seem amiss. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z His lips were the color of a day-old bruise. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Rojakke touched his fingers to the ugly bruise forming on his cheek, looking surprised and a bit betrayed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Even through my high, leaving there hurts like a giant bruise, one that covers every inch of me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Enough of her makeup had smeared away that he could see the bruises. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Instead, her eyes run over my face, as if she’s been told to check for bruises or maybe something deeper and even more broken. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z What with the bruise on her cheek where he’d struck her the night before, she looked as if she’d been badly treated, and that worried him too—suppose some police officer should become curious? The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z However, though dazed and bruised, he seemed to have escaped injury. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But if Paul’s bruises and split lip were the signs of the winner, I had to image that Marc was a whole lot worse. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Dean, his face bruised and bloody, said “Thanks” to Luna and stood there, shivering, but Griphook sank onto the cellar floor, looking groggy and disoriented, many welts across his swarthy face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I was a mess of multicolored bruises and bore so many cuts it looked like I'd been tattooed in cuneiform. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z We looked a sight, dirty, uncombed, bruised from sleeping on the hard floor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted up my shirt and showed her the bruises on my belly and ribs and back. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyelids were a bruised colour, a purple smudge. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z And now Jackson and Jillson, never the most delicate creatures to begin with, were equally determined to knock Kate about, having been embarrassed—not to mention bruised—by her bucket. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His face was so bruised and swollen that he hardly looked human. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I'm not sure about the bruise, since it hurt to stretch around that far to see. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He had a bruise on his face and a swollen lip, but he was whole. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The cut along her thigh wouldn’t stop bleeding, her arm hung limp, and her face and arms were a patchwork of cuts and rapidly forming bruises. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z ‘I am alive, and whole I think. I am bruised and in pain, but it is not too bad.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There is bright red blood in the whites, and the whites are yellow, and all around is bruised and puffy. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Every muscle ached; cuts and bruises covered him from head to toe. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “How did you get those bruises? There’s a bruise on your cheek, and another on your leg—has someone been knocking you about?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Men have feelings, too. You bruised the petals of my man flower.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z His lip is split and there’s a bruise on his cheek. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Adrian especially enjoyed shoving me into the edge of my desk, leaving me with bruises across my thighs, so I’d learned it was best to remain seated until they were gone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z When we trip and fall down they glance at us; if we cut or bruise ourselves, they ask us are we crazy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother gasped when she saw my legs—a mass of bruises, swelling, and dried blood. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “It’s just a bruise,” said Beverly in an extremely polite voice. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z "Now give me a kiss, if you can find a spot that's not bruised." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned me onto my stomach and examined the bruise—a patch of deep purple the size of a human head—that had formed a few inches above my hip. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He bandages cuts and bruises, passes the time of day with cops, and since a good half of the girls are Christian Scientists, reads aloud his share of Science and Health on a Sunday morning. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t,” I answered, and took it from him so it wouldn’t fall and bruise. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He’s home now, pressing a frozen hamburger patty against his bruises. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Singer reached for a wineglass, filled it to the brim, and put it firmly into Jake’s bruised hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dizzy and bruised, covered in soot, he got gingerly to his feet, holding his broken glasses up to his eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly there were bright tears in Eevie’s eyes, and she only looked small, young, and bruised. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His entire chest and face were badly bruised. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z No doubt he had some bruises that I couldn’t see without undressing him, but I didn’t think he was badly hurt. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time he had actually taken an inventory of himself and he was amazed at the number of bruises. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember my father’s eyes were so red—like raw-hamburger red—and his face was still bruised purple and yellow. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I laughed as Alhaji pointed out the number of bruises on my body. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I gritted my teeth and gathered the bruised ginger and onions lying scattered along the road and tossed them in my satchel. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The way she pinches like this, it leaves purple and blue star-shaped bruises that are sore for days. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z August, Rosaleen, and I stood on the screen porch that jutted off the back of the kitchen and watched the clouds bruise dark purple over the treetops and the wind whip the branches. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bruised and sore for a week. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Lower down, his neck was peculiarly swollen, his throat collared in bruises, the traces of a gun butt. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z By the time he finished, she was sobbing, her neck and breasts covered with bruises and bite marks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Typical JP: His face was blacked, which was a good cover for the massive purple bruise around his eye, and he was dressed in combat fatigues with a camouflaged bucket hat that shaded his eyes. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I inch forward, urged on by the pond’s lovely coolness against my bruised and tired skin and a curiosity to see how far I will let myself go. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “We had to find a decent bruise remover. We’re testing most of our products on ourselves.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He rubs his chest where the touch, too hard, bruised. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Most of the bruises on her arms and shoulders were hid under her gown, but she walked stiff and sore as an old crone. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her forehead was still bandaged, and her face was bruised and scratched. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Then she turns to me and lays her hand on my arm and squeezes it so hard, I can almost feel the bruise forming. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z By the time I made it to the Donnelly house, my bruised and bleeding feet were decorated with lollipop sticks, chewing gum, hairs, broken soda-can tabs, straws, buttons, and some things I couldn’t even identify. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He had never seen a face so badly bruised and scratched as the one still blinking back at him in the mirror with a dazed and startled uneasiness. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Maybe it has to do with the bruises he has all the time. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z "I'd tell you to slap some sense into your sister, if I thought it would do any good, but you'd only bruise your hand." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I touch my bruised cheek and the rough scab on my lip. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They walked together into the house, where Mary wet a rag and started to clean up the scrapes and bruises Tony had left on his brother’s face and body. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z "Don't worry," the intern said, displaying a bruised shin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the kicks lands against my stomach hard enough to bruise, but I don’t say anything. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When she drew back the hood of her brown cloak, he saw the bruise where the king had struck her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Puzzled, I did as he bid, staring at my image in the flowing water: my long hair, my dirty, bruised, and tear-streaked face, my red-rimmed eyes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z But a broken shoulder and a bruised hip is much better than a burial. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z My grandmother, too, is bruised, her shins are scraped and bleeding. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She clung to her mother’s dress, tears spilling onto her bruised face. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Her stepmother came toward her and grabbed her by the shoulders in a bruising grip and propelled her through the doorway. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was still exhausted from the training and wondered how he would explain all the half-healed cuts and bruises if anyone saw under his shirt. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Below was a small, shallow cut, barely through the skin, bordered on both sides by a white area, very sore to touch, which was going to be a bruise and turn black-and-blue. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I looked at the tires carefully, looking for cuts or stone bruises. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Younger, more hideous, and pocked by thousands of tiny cuts and large bruises and oozing welts all over their faces and hands. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He doesn’t comment on why I asked him about the bruises, or how long I’ve been wondering about them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His chest and sides were badly bruised, and he had several fractured ribs....Chouchou’s back and thighs were striped with deep lash marks. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Although the public was told that Roosevelt’s injuries were minor—a slight bruising—in reality, his left leg was severely bruised. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z But the scratches and bruises were long healed, and all her own statements at the time were to the contrary. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Hugo bit Felicia’s breasts and left purplish bands of bruises on her upper thighs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When she closed her eyes, the only thing she could picture was Father’s beaten and bruised rickshaw. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z His father is drinking hard and throwing hard punches, so Rowdy and his mother are always walking around with bruised and bloody faces. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z When that relaxed she felt a soreness like a bruise. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Bryson rolled over, his plush mattress suddenly prickly like a bed of nails against his bruised body. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Pippin was bruised and torn, his aching head was grated by the filthy jowl and hairy ear of the Orc that held him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He bent and looked closely at my bruised forehead. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Purple bruises all over his face and body were mottling to all shades of the spectrum. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z One arm was livid with bruises, red turning purple, the clear, brutal marks of a big hand that had gripped her hard and not let go for some time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He yanked away and touching his bruised face lightly, chuckled. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought the tenderness it left in her heart was like a bruise that would never go away, but she would cherish it forever. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He's badly bruised with a long burn across his chest and four tracker jacker stings, if you count the one under his ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Some were still bruised and battered from the Night of Terror almost two weeks before. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Despite the pain pills, his whole body felt raw, the horseshoe in the center of his chest etched in angry purpling bruises. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Nearly due west the broad swath of the marching Orcs tramped its ugly slot; the sweet grass of Rohan had been bruised and blackened as they passed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A livid bruise was rising around Black’s left eye and his nose was bleeding. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Besides her many cuts and bruises, though — some of them luridly three-dimensional — Helen had a concussion. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z There are bruises forming underneath your clothes, but your hair looks excellent. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I bled and bruised myself so that they didn’t have to. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Percy looked all right, just sore and bruised. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z After the police handcuff Apa and take him away, Uhmma drives down to the police station with her face so badly bruised and misshapen an officer forces her to go to a hospital. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z There were no windows in the basement, so she groped her way among the chairs and toys that had once seemed so familiar—now riddled with the potential for bruised toes and dinged shins. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He could still see people looking at him, at the cuts and bruises on his face. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There was a bruise on her left cheek, turning purple. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “The main thing is to make sure the strawberry is ripe and not bruised or rotten. And when you get tired from squatting, you can pick on your knees.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Nervous, I rubbed the bruise above my eye. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z His overalls were soiled; his hands were cut and bruised. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Tony, his bruises nearly healed, had insisted on helping carry the box to the center of the room. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The next morning, I watched her wince as she spread a bright green herbal remedy on her face, which had been bruised to black, one eye swollen shut. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He hobbled on his bruised feet down to where he had left his shoes and clothes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “There’s a bruise coming up on your jaw.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t show him my own much more impressive bruise on account of its indiscreet location. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z With every swipe, I got a little more battered and bruised. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Now that I looked more closely, I noticed that she had a bruise high on one temple in addition to the bandage on her arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It must have hammered and thrown him around inside the cabin when he was unconscious—there could be no other explanation for all the bruises and cuts. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His fight with the Hunters had left him with mottled grey and pink scar tissue on his arms and face, so he looked like a bruised peach in the process of rotting. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His grip on my arm is hard, bruising. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He took off his shirt and I gasped: His arms were an alarming welter of dark bruises. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His bruises were almost all faded, even if his arm was still in a sling and even if there was an annoying burn of soreness in his shoulder. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The alcohol burns my bruised lips, rips a path down my throat, and explodes in my stomach. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Time to raise some bruises. Swords today, I think.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Doubletree Mutt went yelping away to nurse a bruised paw. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time he managed to escape, he was covered with dreadful bruises. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z It comes out thick, as if his throat is bruised, his tongue huge in his mouth, but I hear it anyway. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The bruises were gone, but the memories persisted, especially when I closed my eyes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I sat up on my cot, ran a hand through my damp, tangled hair, felt bruises all over my arms in the shape of small footprints. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands were raw and my elbow felt bruised. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We both saw the trail of bruises wandering from wrist to elbow, decorating her pale skin like some sort of primitive tattoo. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Vanderbilt, also wound up with stress, blew off steam in bruising morning football games with the exercise boys. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m badly bruised and might have a broken finger or two, but it’s my skin that’s paid most dearly for my struggle with the guards. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She looked up at the sky, and the blue-gray clouds were like bruises above her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end I really thought I could just walk away from it, a little bruised, but no real harm done. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Pouring mustard tea on the girls’ cuts and bruises, and keeping them at their tasks with spellbinding tales of her Baltimore days and the child she had cared for there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My arm was bruised and numb from the pressure of her fingers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve still got a big gash and a bruise, but at least I can clean the blood off.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z From the backseat, two policemen produce a frail-looking man in a beige suit with a perfect purple bruise around his left eye. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Coalwood was, after all, a place for work above all else: hard, bruising, filthy, and sometimes deadly work. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The bruise had ached all morning, its color deepening to shades of indigo. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Inej felt like she and Kaz had become twin soldiers, marching on, pretending they were fine, hiding their wounds and bruises from the rest of the crew. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But Ophie mostly knew who it was by the words the men were saying: words that were unkind at their heart, the kind of words that bruised and jabbed just by being spoken. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Her eyes are red, but the green shines even now—even amid all the swelling and bruising—maybe even more so. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After he had picked me up in the park, bruised and battered, Presto took me back to his apartment. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He brought a bruised knuckle to his lips and began to suck on it, pacing the short length of the room. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She had the air of a boxer who’d won a bout: triumphant but bruised. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z That a bruised cheek barely even scratches the surface of what the Director could do. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The defeated knights, jogging home with their bruises, missed the conviviality which usually happened on tournament evenings, wondered who the taciturn champion could be, and talked superstitiously among themselves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Coll had taken off his close-fitting helmet and, though bruised and slashed, his face beamed and his bald head glowed with pleasure, as he put an arm around Taran’s shoulders. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t speak, just runs his fingers over the bruises on my neck with a touch as light as moth wings, plants a kiss between my eyes, and disappears. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z His lip isn’t a balloon anymore, but you can see the scab and bruises, even from across the room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to know,” I said, nursing my bruised lips. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well, someone kicked him today. That was one mean bruise he had on his shin." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As one contemporary put it, he left two trails from Maine to Georgia: “One was of hurt feelings and bruised egos. The other was the AT.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When he arrived at the city jail badly bruised and bleeding, Mr. Ruffin told the other inmates that he had been beaten terribly and was desperately in need of his inhaler and asthma medication. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She would have a fresh bruise there by the time she went to sleep, somewhere out at sea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A bruising bulldog of a man, Bill had also expressed deep frustration over the authorities’ investigation, and he had begun looking into the matter himself. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I held on, maintaining eye contact, bruising my book, threatening my heart. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Until finally the doctor emerged from the bowels of the hospital and told us: A bruised tailbone. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Still, I was not functioning properly. I suffered several bad dreams last night. I awoke bruised and muttering.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t a nurse, although she’d gotten more than enough experience helping the matrons tape up the other kids’ scrapes and bruises. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He could see the comet hanging above the Guards Hall and the Bell Tower, and farther back the First Keep, squat and round, its gargoyles black shapes against the bruised purple dusk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She frowns a little and taps gently over what’s left of the bruise on his face. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Welts and bruises, some of them quite recent, covered her arms and legs. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His face cut and badly bruised, Bogart approached me in our corridor and asked for help. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat had been painted dark blue at one point, but the hull was so crusted with tar and salt it looked like one massive nautical bruise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I’ve had worse. No broken bones. No teeth knocked out. Just welts and bruises. What would the doctor do?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z There was a medium-sized purple bruise on the back of my right shoulder, but I could pass it off as a basketball injury. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was hard to get a stable reflection out of the pond’s surface, but I could see enough to know I was heavily bruised. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z His top teeth are missing and there’s a bruise under his left eye. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel turned and gripped his arm with fingers that all but bruised him to the bone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The bruises across his face, the cut on his lip—I’ve always wondered, but I never asked, never said anything. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z It’s hard to see the bruises because his skin is such a deep brown, but even after a week, they’re still there. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Well, the cuts and bruises have healed mostly, but she’s like not all here yet. She’s like a shadow instead of a real person.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I am not a tree-root, Sir,’ he said, ‘nor a bag, but a bruised hobbit. The least you can do in amends is to tell me what is afoot.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The king’s eyes were blue bruises, sunk deep in a hollow face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But this time, when I tell my mom about the bruises I’ve seen on Sandy, I can see that she believes me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z They said I would be puffy and bruised, that it would take a while before we could see the differences. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I rubbed my shoulder where the woman had bruised it with her desperate blows. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And so we pressed on to Monson, over hard trail and more rivers, collecting bruises and scratches and insect bites that turned our backs into relief maps. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s been a long time. If you’ve lost your skill you might simply bruise me. How long has it been since you swung a killing hammer in the stockyards? Thirty years? Forty?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z So he ran off and found others to marvel at his bruise. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z His face is bruised and there’s a cut above his eyebrow. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked gray, and his eye was badly bruised. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z His arms and legs are mottled with bruises, and he has been wearing the same clothes for days. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I was so mad at myself for not noticing it before that I gave myself a little bruise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Cruel words like No one wants and There will never be poke at her bruises. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her hand was pale, almost skeletal, but there was something about it, something beyond the bruises and cuts and scars, that seemed beautiful and new in the morning light. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Tom bruised himself on the world and licked his cuts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Though Arya never spoke to any of them, they could not fail to see her bruises. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Thinking how Albert has come to school every day with those bruises for all this time. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I had just turned away from Peeta Mellark's bruised face when I saw the dandelion and I knew hope wasn't lost. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her stepmother reached up and grasped Ash’s right wrist in a bruising grip and said, “Careful, now. Is that any way to treat your mistress?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I received cuts and bruises all over my body. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Later, while Sansa was off listening to a troupe of singers perform the complex round of interwoven ballads called the "Dance of the Dragons," Ned inspected the bruise himself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Still they hoped it might stumble on her bruised and bandaged body. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I tended my own stupendous bruise through its lurid healing colors and vowed to resign my commission as a meddler. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The most colorful thing in the room are Mom’s bruises. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Her bowstring had snapped against her arm once, and the long bruise that formed didn’t go away for more than a week. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z On the whole, Gutshot had been physically unkind to him: a puffy scar above his eye, forty-four distinct shoulder bruises, and of course a still-painful gaping hole in his gut. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It is bad enough when the cane lands on fresh skin, but when it comes down on bruised and wounded flesh, the agony is unbelievable. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z George had mixed a sharp rock in the dirt and it bruised her knuckles. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Today the bandages were gone, and all they saw were some minor bruises. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her bruises are almost gone, but I can still see the shadows they left behind. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of sight of the nuns, the boys pelted Carla with stones, aiming them at her feet so there would be no bruises. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Even though I knew I shouldn’t, I gave myself a bruise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Like everything else, it wasn’t permanent damage, nothing left this week but the bruises, and they check me carefully now for stray bits of metal. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I am bruised from the hardness of her copper hands, which have turned even greener than the rest of the ship. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Some of the youngsters could not land their feet on the ladders and have pulled themselves up rung by rung on their knees, which are bruised and bloodied. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The police were clever enough to detain a prisoner long enough for the wounds and bruises to heal, and often it was simply the word of a policeman against our client. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He got to his feet, stopping only to clutch at his bruised ribs, and then trailed the cat to the back of the house. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I got the cuts and bruises playing outside and the burns from cooking hot dogs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But Daddy had found him, brought him home, and they’d pressed a cool, wet rag to Tommy’s bruises and stitched up a cut over his eye while the boy tried not to cry. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He flinches when Ma puts a wet rag on his bruised and bleeding head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad survived the winter, but every time I saw them, they looked a little worse for wear: dirtier, more bruised, their hair more matted. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His face was badly bruised and swollen, leaving purple splotches around his eyes and on one whole side of his face. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He knew, and when I would come home with bruises or a black eye he never lost his cool. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z His gums bled, his belly swelled, bruises covered his body. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As he turned, he saw red hair and a freckled face with blue eyes and faintly visible bruises. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z At our first appointment, I entered her office on crutches, with bruises all over my heart. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I had scratches and bruises all over my body. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The apples are red and shiny, and the banana doesn’t have any bruises. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z His face was bruised and battered, and one eye was closed, and as they saw when they got closer, his hands were tied behind him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They would have killed me, thought Montag, swaying, the air still torn and stirring about him in dust, touching his bruised cheek. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors and nurses administered first aid for cuts and bruises and the effects of tear gas as marchers lay moaning and weeping on couches, chairs and the floor. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Back at Ro Leap, Ma lifts her shirt and shows me the bruises where the man beat her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bump near Lolo’s eye has become a purple bruise by dinnertime. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Neither of them said anything about the bruises as Miles pulled his pants and shirt on. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “He had a badly bruised face,” said I, recalling what I hardly knew I knew. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The time was now, for the Lord had said, I come with the sword as well as the plow to set at liberty them that are bruised. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The bruises are vivid, but they will fade. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z "Yeah. Car accident. Broke her arm and she's bruised up pretty bad. And she got a concussion. Crazy thing is my little sister was in the car with her, but, thankfully she came out okay." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z “Where did you get those bruises?” he said softly. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Horan, badly bruised and terrified, his finger sliced open from when he’d been thrown from the jeep, struggled to keep up with the punishing pace they set. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The worst of it was my mouth, a grotesque blob of purple and red, all bruise and stitches. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The night is black and blue and purple like an ugly bruise. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Only it’s nearly impossible to find the bruises. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Fine. Just walk into a person’s living room with a bruised- up face and give no one any explanation for it,” I said. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Both eyes were badly swollen and ringed with purple bruising. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z While Ma and Pa help the war effort in the fields, Kim returns home each night from his work as the chief’s errand boy bruised and injured from his own war. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stretched her neck again, felt the bruised arm cautiously, and raised the cigarette to her lips, more steadily this time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z You have a bad bruise on your arm now, but the pain of that is also numbed, like every other part of your nervous system. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs’s hand shot up to the bruise on his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Rubbing his bruised jaw again, Salvador only nodded as Lupita fell into stride beside him, and they once more started on their way northward. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z But the multicolored bruises flowering under her green skin only remind me how impotent I am. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z You ran a finger around the edges of what felt like a painful bruise blooming on my cheek. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She was at his side in an instant, grinning, a bruise coming up red and purple on her cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In the way of medical treatments, she had already dabbed gentian violet on ringworm, aquaflavine emulsion on a cut, and painted lead lotion on a bruise. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She was dressed in a dirty shift, and she had bruises all over her arms. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She let her hands travel over the bruised line of his jaw, resisting the urge to linger there. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His warm complexion had blanched to an ashen gray, his thick eyelashes cast over the bruised crescents of his lower lids. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “They beat my Dante all to hell. They cracked some ribs, they punched his face. He has bruises everywhere. They did that to my son.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z His withered arms were green and purple with bruises. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I show off my stitches and impressive bruising and congratulate the districts on their successful battle for unity. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The cloudless sky turned a deep purple, the color of an old bruise, then faded to black. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His face is swollen with bruises, there's a bloody bandage on one arm, and from the sound of his gait he's limping somewhat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A street urchin with filthy dungarees and eyes the wounded blue of fresh bruises, guided by the hand into a public toilet by a much older gentleman. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z By midday, my arms and hands and chest were so raw and bruised I couldn’t have gone on, but by then we were finished. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I dug my nails in, wishing to bruise myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Except when I opened my eyes again, the bruise was still there, and it ached even more than the pale crescents my nails had made in my skin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Beowulf, badly bruised, refused to relinquish his hold. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z His jaw drops; clearly, my bruising and swelling look worse than yesterday. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly she said, “Where’d you get them bruises on your face?” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z By the fire, I realized that I had bruises on my arms, back, and foot. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I sat there, my fist that gripped the brief case bruising against the street, my head slumped forward. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His bruises had mostly faded by now, and the swelling in his face had largely subsided, so Mormont looked almost human once again... though only vaguely like himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His eyes are the color of rubies, and his face is an expressionless mass of bruises. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Not much. Needles will be fine. His wrist is sprained and bruised pretty bad, but the bone didn't break, thank goodness," Kim said. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There he lay spent and shivering, his body bruised, his cold skull throbbing in rhythm with his heartbeat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A plump yellow mango with just a few ugly bruises. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I do not have a black eye, and a split lip, and a bruised jaw. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell her about my dream where a man chased me down a rocky path littered with bruised al- lamanda leaves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Grabbing Starry's chin, she swivels my sister's head from side to side, as though looking for bruises on a mango. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her cool fingers had passed over his skin, and though the itch had been terrible, bare seconds later it was as if the bruise had never been. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Well, Albert, even I’ve wondered where all those bruises come from.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A fading yellow bruise circled her right wrist like a bracelet. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His shoulder was bruised and there was a gash along the side of his neck. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Her eye was bruised, yellow and purple, still swollen, though not as grotesquely as yesterday. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The younger boys had only cuts and bruises, but Shamsoun had a head injury that required surgery and a weeklong hospital stay. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z When he was released in the morning he immediately went downtown, a walking advertisement for everyone to see, “eyes all swollen, face bruised, blood all over his shirt.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She examines the dressings on my feet, and other cuts and bruises. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, we would hear reports of a milliner’s shop battered for importation, or an affray in a coffeehouse, gentlemen bruised, or a boy in a crowd shot mortally. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He has bruises and cuts all over, and his fatigues hang in dull, tattered strips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But the smaller forms of damage—bruises, cuts, scrapes—did not seem worth mentioning. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Look at this peach. They bruise so easily, they need a Shield to escort them.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wrapped my fingers around the rough, bruising snake of a rope that slithered through them, and went up. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The part of her charged with feeling was too bruised to give or receive such gifts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His coat and shirt were unfastened, his skin bloodied and bruised to a deep purple. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There were long, lateral raking bruises down the sides of his ribs, blue-black lines that didn’t hurt but looked as if they should. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept my hands raised for a moment longer, breathing steadily and rubbing the bruises around my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They say her face is hardly even scratched, just a small bruise on the side of her cheek, one mark on the pretty sleeper. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Alby, on the ground, looked worse, his clothes ripped, his arms covered with cuts and bruises. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z After examining my bruise, Abbey seemed more sympathetic. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The only imperfection on him is his knuckles—they’re bruised, newly scarred, and surprising on his otherwise elegant hands, as if he had been in a fight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Luke sat in a chair by the window; his face was bruised and his shirt was torn, and he was still drinking brandy. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The ointment thus made was good for rubbing on children’s bruises. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It turned out that the bruises were from bullets that had merely torn my flesh as they missed killing me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z His face is cut and bruised, deep reddish-brown bruises; the flesh is swollen and knobby, stubbled with unshaven beard. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z At times his eyes linger for many minutes on the fresh bruises on Kim’s face, and he swallows even harder, trying to make the food go down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I beat the steering wheel with my fists until I can see the bruises, and with every mile, I cry harder. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The side of his calf from his ankle to his knee was darkly bruised and swollen. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The gash he’d gotten from the Nightingale was purpling around the edges, bruising deeply. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z And then he starts to laugh, loud and deep and wild, in a way so familiar, it feels like pressing on a bruise. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z No bruises, at least none I could see. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Oh man,” Shannon said, instantly becoming serious when he saw me lying in the hospital bed, my face swollen, bruised, bandaged. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Massaging his bruised ribs, he squinted resentfully into the glare of a torch. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Every day the swelling worsened, the black bruises turned blacker. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Her thumb was bruised, Maya suddenly noticed, and one of her fingers had a scabbed-over cut. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The pits and bruises looked like craters on a large yellow planet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z My shoulders slumped, and I felt an ache like a bruise where the ghost hand grabbed me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Rontu had a gash on his nose from the giant’s beak, and I had many cuts and bruises. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z No one needs to get bruised up falling in love. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z She wiped it away, squinting up through her bruises. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Up this close, I saw a new cut under his left eye and the bruise forming around it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Under the smudge of lipstick, her lips looked like a bruise, tender and raw. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They were always getting scratched by cats, or cutting themselves shaving, or stumbling over footstools in the dark—reasonable explanations, certainly, but for sedentary people they had an odd excess of bruises and small wounds. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Jasmine and I have noticed the yellow and green bruises on Sandy’s arms before. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The swelling in her cheek has gone down and she’s mastered the art of hiding bruises on her face with makeup and extra hair extensions. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He bared his bruised knuckles at me, a startling contrast to the elegant finery of his silver rings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her right arm was bandaged, and from the way she carried herself, I guessed she had some serious bruises along her left side, if not a few broken ribs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There were shiners, split lips, swollen cheekbones, bruised arms, scraped knuckles, and bitten earlobes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As it was, I managed to leave scratches and bruises on Rufus, his father, and Edwards who was called over to help. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She remembered only the bruised smile and a few strands of dirty blond hair laid carefully over a bald pate. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Thornton was himself bruised and battered, and he went carefully over Buck’s body, when he had been brought around, finding three broken ribs. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a couple of cuts on her face, and one of her eyes looked a bit bruised. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s less swollen today, but the bruise is red-blue and dark. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Her neck, bruised and scarred from the iron brace around it, could barely hold her head up any longer. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He reaches toward me, as though he’s going to run his fingers over the bruises. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Any bruises they take in the practice yard must come from truebom swords." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I thought I was dying, too, and yet there I stood, battered and bruised but more or less fully functioning. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He’d pulled his hair forward so that no one could see the purple bruise on his forehead from where he’d hit his head against the metal frame of the Barbie display case. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Judging from the new bruises on his face, he’d tried to fight. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The mild breeze was heavy with the smell of dust and the bruised leaves Jaja had cut. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, the bruises didn’t seem so bad. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It would be red, but with a reddish-black patch on it, like rot in an apple or a bruise. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But it was enough for me to see the bruises on her face, her red-rimmed eyes, her hollow mouth from which trickled a spike of blood. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z She had bruises on her legs and arms for weeks. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His face had healed but was still sallow with remnants of yellow bruises. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Their bodies were bruised and aching from their pounding up and down in the bows, and they were exhausted from lack of sleep. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I rubbed my bruised throat, recalling the rustling of many wings and the low roar of the Atlantic. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They put an ice pack on my swollen, bruised arm, take my blood pressure and heart rate, and examine my leg. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Her scrapes and bruises were all superficial, and she cleaned them off as much as she could. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The hands that gripped my waist were bruised and calloused, but his lips were soft as velvet, yielding against my own. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z These are the used sections—broken bones, cuts, bruises, mumps, measles, backache, scarlet fever, diphtheria, rheumatism, female complaints, hernia, and of course everything to do with pregnancy and the birth of children. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And, honestly, my back was still bruised from when Chas slammed me up against the soap dispenser the day he caught Megan rubbing her hand on my leg in the mess hall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Even while my heart feels like it’s covered in bruises. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Every inch of him ached, and the place where the Killing Curse had hit him felt like the bruise of an iron-clad punch. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My heart is too bruised and I want to keep the pain as a reminder. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Jalil kept twirling his wedding band, with a bruised, helpless look on his face. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He was bruised and bleeding, his clothing was torn to shreds, and he felt that death was near. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The victim again, bruised and bleeding in bold colours. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He has a huge purple bruise covering half his face-—the other half is red and angry to match his eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The closest thing was the house of the town physician, “Doc” Babcock, who kept a few spare beds to cope with the cuts and bruises suffered by the local loggers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I look over and my eyes are pulled to the bruises on his arms. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The old gentleman, who was certainly Uncle Andrew, had just succeeded in standing up and was rubbing his bruises. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Penny came home from the hospital with bumps and bruises, a cast, and a new red hat. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z There are dark bruises under both eyes, real shiners. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The shorter guy with the bruised face pulls out a gun—who could want to kill Rufus like this? They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They were bruised purple and green and blue from past injections. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t walked right by Black Betty, running my hand against her bruised side, I don’t think I would have seen Liam at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Her swollen face looked better, but in the bright of day I noticed purple bruises on her arms and legs as well. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The bruise on my thigh burns when I bend down to pick up a pair of Miss Celia’s silky stockings. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I gently wiggled in my seat, my butt still bruised from the fall outside Monday’s house. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I sat and tried to ignore my various bums and bruises, and when Mola returned I led her to the southwestern side of Mains where there were a trio of decorative chimneys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She kissed my forehead and stared at me as if she was trying to recognize the kid beneath the bruises and bandages. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That he had likely added two or three more bruises. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z X-Ray had a large bruise on his right cheek, and he wasn’t wearing his glasses. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She complains that Malachy Michael and Alphie look too healthy and you’d wonder why on this day of days they couldn’t have their usual scabby knees or the odd cut bruise or black eye. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Tally saw that one of the Specials had a bruise marring his pretty face. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Aarfy was like an eerie ogre in a dream, incapable of being bruised or evaded, and Yossarian dreaded him for a complex of reasons he was too petrified to untangle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Miguel didn’t mention the cuts and bruises on Finn’s face, either because he was too good a friend or because he was getting used to seeing them there. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z When he regained consciousness, he was puzzled by his bruises. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "Let the bruise show. The audience will think you've mixed it up with another tribute before you've even made it to the arena." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. van Daan is lying in bed nursing her bruised rib. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z When we got to the trailers, he put his knuckle on my bruised leg and ground it in as he got up. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z "Look, bruises. And I think I have a cough." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z May had to have a banana every morning, and this banana absolutely could not have a bruise on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted Rowan up and pushed him against the wall with a bruising slam that made Rowan sorely miss his painkilling nanites. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I was forgetting,” he added, “that you had some really nasty bruises.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Bare fists like avalanches pummeling him in the face, the arms and hands, ripping away bits of flesh, bringing up bruises and blood. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Once she’d hugged the stuffing out of her, Sam knelt down and held the little girl at arm’s length, scanning for cuts and bruises. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She dipped the end of her head shawl in water and swabbed the blood from Kino’s bruised forehead. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was turning the color of a fresh bruise as we pulled into my grandfather’s subdivision, a bewildering labyrinth of interlocking cul-de-sacs known collectively as Circle Village. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “Nosuh. I couldn’t tell any one thing for sure. The boy’s body had bruises and cuts all over, and his head was pretty much caved in, from a beatin’ and being shot, I guess. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Behind the gate, safely within the seat of the Vatican, they let Pedro Tercero out from under a mountain of lettuce leaves and bruised tomatoes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He checked every bone and muscle of her body by running his hands over her, noting flaws or bruises. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Archer was attacking, his hands a blur, the broken ends of the spear pummeling Gregor’s long arms, his shoulders and legs and head in a broken rhythm of blows and bruises and split skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She did not know how long the two of them remained there, the floor bruising her knees as the Queen wept. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z With Doc eyeing him like that, last night floods Jus’s memory, and the ache in his bruised knuckles seems to intensify. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But at that stage of the game, I didn’t know how much worse bruises look on a kid with leukemia. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was done, he would close his eyes and begin to snore softly and Dany would lie beside him, her body bruised and sore, hurting too much for sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “It’s an unfortunate situation,” the principal told Rowan when he turned up in the nurse’s office, waiting out during lunch for some newly inflicted bruises to heal. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z They did not even bruise, so controlled was this grip that said “Drop the bone.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "Any bruises they take in the practice yard must come from truebom swords." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A servant later recalled that after one row between Bill and Rita, “she came out kind of bruised up.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I rolled over, stunned, head bruised and bleeding. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But there in that bathroom, bloody and bruised, it didn’t just seem crazy. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He flexed his mouth, ran his tongue over his bruised lips. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Better,” I could not help saying, “to have left her a natural heart, even to be bruised or broken.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “The stones of the milpita are bruising my feet,” I say. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The bullet wound itself is just a round, red circle in Lynn’s skin, but surrounding it is what looks like a bruise. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There were hints of handsome beneath the bruises and dirt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Poultice. With arnica for the bruising and comfrey for the broken bone.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As the face was exposed I could see that it was horribly bruised, as though it had been beaten against the floor—indeed it was from the face wounds that the pool of blood originated. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The next day he was back at work, bandaged, bruised, and barely able to walk. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Her bruises were long gone, but she still had scars where her manacles had rubbed her wrists and ankles raw. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z August replaced her glasses, walked to Rosaleen, and examined the stitches on her forehead, the cut under her eye, the bruises along her temple and arms. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Both Benny Maestas and Jimmy Ortega were whacked with crude clubs, and Benny’s nose was broken; Jimmy sustained a huge bruise on his arm trying to ward off the blows. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He has a large bruise on his jaw from where Tobias hit him, and his hair is freshly buzzed. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe he was just going through a phase, and all the bruises really were from skateboarding.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z As we walk, the preacher keeps my right arm in a bruising grip, but I can’t shake him off without dropping my dinner. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Now that she stood directly in front of him she could see the bruise that the careless missile had left. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But his face still had a bruise on it, so Klaus remained silent. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z He had one arm in a cast, one leg bandaged and held off the floor, and bruises on his face, including a black eye. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It bruised my face and ripped off a large portion of my hair from the side of my scalp. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Limping back to camp, he stood beside the fire, nursing his bruised leg. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z One eye was surrounded by a puffy black bruise. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The children piled out of the crate, stretching their stiff limbs and rubbing their bruises. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z One of his eyes has a fresh bruise around it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z There was no time to worry about a teenage girl’s bruised ego. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “The bruises, remember? Don’t make me say the rest of it, Hibiscus.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Not covered in cuts and bruises and mud like we were, but in decent clothes and shoes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Sophie’s sense of patriotism was suddenly so bruised by this remark that she became quite angry. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They’re the type of people who see bruises and blood quite a lot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He video calls me from inside the Department of Supernatural Health sporting an ugly bruise on his forehead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Look at that, Snots, not one bruise. I want a black-and-blue arm. I want to have to do everything with one hand. I want some pain.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z When I went to school on Monday, Siobhan asked me why I had a bruise on the side of my face. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z One day Don Julio, who already looked like a boxer who had taken too many hits, came home bloodied and bruised, his eyes lost behind swollen cheeks and nose. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z That day I left the college counselor’s office at Whitney Young, I was fuming, my ego bruised more than anything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A scatter of droplets beaded on the bruise, trickling down to gather in the hollow of his neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I push myself up, noticing a bruise on my calf as I do. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Which is more than I can say about myself,” Madam muttered, gingerly rubbing the violet bruises on her wrist. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s probably going to hurt for a while. The bruises, too.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z They’d been treated badly; they were bruised, bleeding, and slouched in attitudes of defeat. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And then, all of a sudden, I noticed that his right hand was bruised. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Several men were bleeding from their noses and Shmuel had a dark bruise starting at his temple. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She was lovely as always, but with a heavy, purpling bruise darkening one of her high cheekbones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His pants baggy and scratched; his face bruised. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Normally I wouldn’t have worried about it, but in my stiff, bruised condition I worried I’d land awkwardly and turn my ankle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Pummeled me in places where the bruises wouldn't show. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a dark and blackened bruise on Frodo’s right side and breast. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mom let out a breath before she started checking the twins for marks or bruises, lifting their arms and inspecting their feet. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He looks even paler than he did the last time I saw him, and the dark circles under his eyes are pronounced, like bruises. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The icy water sets fire to my cuts and bruises, but everything feels good. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z There were tears and snits and several small bruises and scrapes, all the hallmarks of a grand party. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z His wrists were bruised and bloody where the chain cut into him, but the cuffs were too tight. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z My little slingshot didn’t even bruise his forehead. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Once he wakes up, I’ll clue him in on what happened. Otherwise he’ll be curious about all those fresh bruises and fingernail marks.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When we finished, I had some bruises but I wasn’t hurt. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I can feel blood crawling across my face and bruises showing up along my ribs, my legs, and my stomach. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z No, no blood; not even the under-skin pooling of a bruise or the marrow leak of a cracked bone, which had happened once. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My worst day, worst fall, worst headache, worst bruise, worst cramp, worst mean thing anyone could say has always been nothing compared to what August has gone through. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It feels like he's poking at a bruise. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And from the way he kisses me—easing his bruised hand around my body and pulling me in close, almost swallowing me with his whole self—I know that I've won this game. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I looked over a selection of bruised apples. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lip was split and her cheek was badly bruised, and though her skirt and hands were stained with her effort to stop the blood pouring from her nose, a little still trickled down. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Cymbeline was right behind them, a nasty bruise on her forehead but otherwise okay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Sheryl has stopped crying, but her toe is bruised and swelling up. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The eyelids were so filled with blood that they looked bruised, like someone had punched the president in the face. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I moved to relieve pressure on an especially tender bruise. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Half- naked, bruised, and shackled to the wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I lay my hand on her head and under the pretext of lifting her eyelid a little, I pressed my finger against the bruise on her temple, hard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Frank shot arrows until his quiver was empty, using blunt- tipped missiles that wouldn’t kill but left some nasty bruises. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Train cars whipped past as he lay in the dirt, bruised and stunned. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Seeing him fighting tears, she relented and went to look, taking his hand in hers and examining the indentations that were rapidly turning into bruises. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The sight of the dark bruises, some as big as an iron across her back, lingers on the inside of my eyelids, each blink heavy with the weight of it all. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When she picked me up and held me in her arms, taking a good look at me, like grandmas do, she found a bruise on my neck. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Somehow the bruises and swelling made Park even more beautiful. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They were swollen with hundreds of red welts, pinprick bruises that would grow into a blue stubble across my skin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Raw, red marks and painful bruises are everywhere on his rib cage and back. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He touches my bruised cheek with just his fingertips. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Lyddie tried to sit delicately on one hip and then the other—to spread the bruising out if possible. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Gelato isn’t a big enough Band-Aid to cover up how bruised I’m going to be Monday. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The bruises on his torso were dark and vivid. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I moseyed toward my desk and lightly picked up a cookie, afraid that its very touch might bruise my skin. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z His eye is starting to bruise and swell. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z One of his eyes is bruised and swollen shut. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Garbage. Restaurant-dumpster quality. Day-old meat mingled with bruised bananas. Quite a heady bouquet.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z His bruise had faded to a dim yellowish blot, and the crowds had gone home. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes had bruises under them, and her face was shiny with sweat, early in the morning and all through the day. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “The pears are bruised on one side. I just turned the bruised sides down. They are for show. Maybe you would like an apple.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I shivered, my fingers straying to the tender bruise around my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The cat climbed onto his chest, and despite the pain of his bruises, he didn’t push her away. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There are bruises on my legs, above the knees, standard drink-related stuff, the sort of bruises you get from walking into things. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky was the color of a bruise. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z By the time he got home he was getting stiff from the bruises. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I pounded my chest till it was covered with bruises. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Mummy stepped forward and hugged you, her grip so tight it left bruises on your shoulders. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Rydell stepped out of the shadows, and in the light from the corner streetlight I could see his face was bruised and swollen; blood was splattered down the front of his T-shirt. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When I awoke the next morning, my neck was bruised and my wrist swollen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z My feet were bruised and bled from many small cuts. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There I found my mother, her face swollen and bruised and her eyes puffed up to the point where she could scarcely see. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He bandages cuts and bruises, passes the time of day with cops, and since a good half of the girls are Christian Scientists, reads aloud his share of Science and Health on a Sunday morning. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have turned myself into one big bruise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Faraway streaks of light split through the sky, leaving traces like a bruise. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Covered them with his arm, the one with the bruise. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z All of the bruises they had collected from moving about the earth—harvesting, cleaning, hoisting, pitching, stooping, kneeling, picking—always with young ones underfoot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The point was getting her to look at the bruise, and the more she would not, the more Palmer wanted her to. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The knight absorbed the beatings silently; the only sounds were the muttered curses of the slaves who beat him and the dull thuds of their clubs pounding against Ser Jorah’s bruised and battered flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z By that time I was bruised all over from the cows banging into me, and my legs were bloody from the scratches I got from the acacia thorns. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z This seemed to please him, and he wore his matching bruises for the rest of the evening. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I had just flushed and washed my hands while performing the strange task of looking at my bruised and broken face, but only in glimpses. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Once, he came home with deep bruises about his face, his nose and mouth bloody, his rough workshirt torn at the shoulder. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Archer landed blows again and again, cracking bones, causing bruises. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Now he held one in his hands, and it was only making his bruised fingers hurt more. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant somebody had to have seen the bruises that sometimes peeked from under Toby’s shirt. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Her black eyes have turned to a bruised yellow, so no one stares too much when she goes to the counseling center. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared long and hard at the place where his light hair curled against his neck, at the exact spot an old bruise disappeared down his shirt collar. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The lizard fell out, stunned, but now his leg was sore and bruised. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Sparks flowed from the slim elfin fingers, intuitively targeting bruises, breaks, or ruptures. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Two of his fingers were bruised under the falling wood. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His heart was as bruised as his mouth. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Her bare legs and arms were bruised and scraped; one ankle was badly swollen and she favored it, limping to the table where Alys had set a bowl of porridge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His thin skin, all his scratches and bruises. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Shooting pains go through my bruised sides, but I ignore them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Her face was bruised, her upper lip bleeding. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She had bruises on her arms and shoulders too, dark purple welts and faded green-and-yellow splotches; Sansa had seen them when her sister undressed for sleep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The memory of her bruised face, her broken body. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Several times, as we made our way over the rocks, he nearly fell, and I knew I’d have bruises on my shoulder from his grip. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He reached the crossroads on the edge of the wood, sweaty and hungry and bruised, pulling an uncooperative goat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was slightly bruised now, because Asher had dropped it several times. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “So is it you who breaks the twigs and bruises the leaves of the paulownia tree just beyond?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Is it any wonder that every morning, when he saw Bebe, his heart would feel bruised? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His lips were cyanotic, one side of his face was bruised and scraped. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z See if Needles was still bruised up bad. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z All over he was scratched and bruised from his flight through the forest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z There was no pretending away the bruises under her eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z One day he darkened the diminishing bruise with a bit of purple crayon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I nearly fell over a pile of stacked stones, bruised my shin, and sat on them instead. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Her heavy shopping bag whacked me in the back, probably leaving a bruise. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Another bruise showed darkly on the opposite cheekbone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Dr. Malone looked at Lyra’s desperate frown and clenched fists, at the bruises on her cheek and her leg, and said, “Dear me, child, calm down.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Lots of people leave Pennsylvania limping and bruised. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z A dull red glow lit the sky to the northeast, the color of a blood bruise. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The bruise on her face had gone from black to a sickly looking green. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He can barely make it through the simplest merengue without bruising the dancers around him. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His cheek is bruised and a scabbing cut clusters at the corner of his lip. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He suffered a cracked skull from being hit with an iron pipe, a broken leg, and many cuts and bruises. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In addition to bloody hands, my knees were bruised, and my arms ached. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The plum silk and tulle are the shade of a fresh bruise. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She knocked her knees against the bucket, bruising them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if he won’t tell me what happened, I know that those bruises and that cut on his mouth didn’t just appear out of nowhere. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “You’re still here,” he said with obvious relief, and he hugged me, reminding me painfully of a few bruises. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He pushed me harder than ever, and wasn’t afraid to bruise me up in the process. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His arm burned from the weight of the longsword, and he was starting to feel his bruises now that the fight was done. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Snake staggers up slowly, his eyes darkening into twin pools of bruise. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His legs hurt but seem to be in working order, though his shoulder feels badly bruised and the palms of his hands are a mess of scrapes and dirt and powder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After I buckled my seat belt, I examined my bloody, bruised knuckles. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She too had been beaten, her face bleeding and bruised. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It hung pale and limp, but the swelling was down and the bruise was almost gone. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Look at your arms! It’s not just chafing. You’re bruised up to your elbows. How on earth did they do that?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Poor guy is with Jawad most of the day and has the bruises on his arms to prove it. Be glad you're mostly out of sight back here in the kitchen.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Again, Daddy analyzed the bruise on my face, first thing. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I have never seen a bruise that dark. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z One of my neighbors argued with Shaukat over bruised zucchini and squash. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z If I’d been alone, I would have given myself the biggest bruise of my life. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Luke wanted to go back to the trailer and match the damage on Toby’s face, bruise by bruise—worse, more—until Jimmy couldn’t stand. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z All he suffered was a bit of singed beard and a slightly bruised pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "One more question, Intern Deere. Do you swear that Sandy had a bruise on his shin resulting from a kick?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When she walked out of the terminal, her face was bruised and swollen. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Frodo’s left side also was scored and bruised where he had been hurled against the wall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His left eye looked as bruised and swollen. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She had the makings of a bad bruise on her right cheek, where \\tt » someone must have elbowed her. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z When I finally hear his knuckles hit the wood, it sounds like bruises. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Sefia recognized the young sentry, though now his hair had been roughed up on one side and there was a bruise soaking his cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My dad has bruises on his face, and he stands with his shoulders slightly slumped; he’s holding his right arm up at a weird angle. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Archer caught her hands and pressed them flat, holding them hot and bruised in his own. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My face felt heavy, sore, and I knew that there would probably be a bruise. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She was battered and bloody and covered in bruises. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z By nightfall the bruises that Rattleshirt had given him had turned purple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When he put the shirt over his head, I got a quick glimpse of bruising along his spine, too. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Sarai, taking in her drawn face and bruised eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His body was bruised and broken as if he had endured all the tortures in La Fortaleza he had ever described to me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so pale, even with all the blood they had given him, and there was a large purple bruise in the crease of his right arm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Jeremy—Attorney Fitzgerald—was in a car accident an hour ago. He’s still in the hospital. His wife says he’s fine, just a few bruises. But he won’t be back until late this afternoon.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Now I had to face the possibility that we really could lose her, and my heart felt like a soft, damaged place in my chest, like a bruise on a peach. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm sore all over," Arya reported happily, proudly displaying a huge purple bruise on her leg. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It is a sad spectacle to see the weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth.’” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z All the women he dreamed were bruised, and she hadn’t stayed long enough to find out how they got that way. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The bruise on her face had faded to a yellow stain. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The box contained curried leftovers, bruised mangoes and a dozen or so books, which my mother said she had bought at a flea market near where she worked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a week I would cut and pack our garden produce, selecting the best and leaving the spoilt or bruised vegetables for ourselves, cover the basket with leaves and set off for the village. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “You'd be smart to remember he's not the only one who can leave bruises.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Within a short time he began to bruise and bleed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Her eyes were wide, and there was a terrible bruise on the side of her face from where she had fallen. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so delicate that if you bumped into her accidentally, you could bruise her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Poor payment for the blood and bruises, Tyrion thought, but he kept that to himself as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His nose is swollen and bruised, and his upper lip has a nasty cut. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She had favored one leg for some weeks, until the bruise and swelling disappeared. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Taisin tried to pull back, but Mona’s iron grip was bruising in its strength. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a bruise on her face, under her left eye. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Why do you have all these bruises and cuts? The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z After his displeasure had reached a certain point, the three of us rubbed our bruises and called ourselves to a womanly sort of meeting. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still too short, bare golden fuzz over skin that showed cuts and bruises from his last fight in Hellgate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The girl crawled on all fours until she found her stick, then sprang back to her feet, bruised and dirty. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I thought of the boy on the slab, the young boy with bruises and dirty fingernails, the boy who wasn’t Salim. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom, who was born in 1881, was the third of their five children; among them was Doc, the youngest, and Dudley, Tom’s bruising older brother with whom he was particularly close. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z On the morrow the bruise would cover half her face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He knew he would likely go to sleep bruised and bloody to-night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I looked away and used my hat to cover my bruise again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z But he looked terrible lying there on the damp wooden floor of my boat, his face pale as a sheet, his eyes half shut and his lips as blue as a fresh bruise. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The girl watched from the floor, her bruised knees drawn up against her chest. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “I could see that he had been beaten. His face was very puffy and bruised,” said Karl. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The large, weary, and bruised rabbit, anxious and jumpy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When she tried to shoulder through them to the door, they gripped her arms—right over the bruises they’d made the day before—and hauled her back. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “He’s got a few scrapes and bruises, but he’s perfectly fine.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "I suspected, especially after your fight at the dockyard. Your skull was cracked and your arm broken, yet within a matter of hours your injuries were less than bruises." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I landed on my hands and knees, hard enough to bruise. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Sunny’s mother could see the bruise above my eye for the first time and her eyes popped. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The Mosses kept another child home from school until her bruises disappeared. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He touches a bruise on my cheek, one I hadn’t realized was there. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The bruises from my run-in with Aspirant Marcus a week ago are fading, and the ten lashes I received afterward have scabbed over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She was small and slight, but wiry, and she’d fought like a tiger; his fist had raised a bruise on her cheek, and she was ignoring it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Love must of used some of her freckle-cover cream to fade the bruises and lighten the blackness around his eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Daylight would reveal the rest of the bruises. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His face still sported faded purplish yellow bruises. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z "Nothing, Father. It is as Primus told you. The evening sky hangs above us, the color of a bruise, and clouds carpet the world beneath us, all grey and writhing." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The skin around Marlena’s eye has turned an impressive blue, but at least her face has kept its shape—mine is pulpy and mashed, the bruises overlaid with oozing wounds. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She proud & limping, her pretty bare feet hideous with open wounds and her white face swollen with bruising, ignoring me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In that light, I could see every bruise and cut on his face, some just beginning to heal, and others that had long since scarred. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It reminds me of the soreness and bruised armpits I used to get from using my crutches. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I slowly picked myself up and rubbed the bruises on my chest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Those angry bruises told Paul everything he needed to know about life with Storch. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z His left eye had a big black bruise that slashed down toward his cheek, and his upper lip puffed out like he’d been stung by a bee. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Hanging at his side, the sceptre of Diocletian glowed angry purple, like a radioactive bruise. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He stood a moment with his hand nursing his bruised face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He still has the bandage on his forehead, but the bruises around his left eye look almost healed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He was bruised: fresh bruises on his chest and arms overlaying the fading bruises that Mad Sweeney had left him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She even held it together as they entered the brightly lit building, with Brandon squeezing her hand so tightly she was sure she would have bruises. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A rage like nothing he had ever experienced burned throughout Joe’s bruised and battered body. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning she woke up hoping he’d frozen to death, but instead he was sitting on their front stoop, bruised and cold. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z With renewed vigor, she suckled Jen’s neck, wanting to brand her with a love bruise, then felt suddenly shy about it and stopped. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Courtiers, waiting for better battles, study my bruises and evaluate my prowess. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But I was a man, and all I had risked was a bruised ego. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun was setting, cast against a bruised sky curiously fractured by strange black fissures amid the clouds. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I watched and did nothing as Marcus left bruises all over her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They are full of little cowardices, little fears without foundation, and one is so easily bruised, so swiftly wounded, one falls to the first barbed word. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It ended finally when my great uncle Phil saw bruises on my aunt Rebecca and finally got the truth out of my grandma. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z My mother used the tobacco, leeks, and grasses swimming about the hand to rub our sprains and bruises. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyelids were a bruised bluish color and she swayed where she stood. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex noticed a purplish bruise on Calvin’s cheek and remembered something from earlier that day. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z A cortege of guards in dress whites came through, followed by a handful of sorry-looking boys, their skulls visible under their shaven heads, their eyes big and scared, their faces swollen with bruises. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her slip was torn and dragging the ground under her skirt; she had a dark bruise on her forehead. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Some cuts and bruises. He was already released from the hospital,” Aunt Kate is saying, and for a second I think she’s talking about Teddy and am so excited I could cry. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of his face was swollen, blue with the cold and bruises. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Neither one of them has a bruise on his cheek or a black eye, so hopefully Max did not attack them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Then there was a very sunburned-looking couple in hiking gear sporting some nasty bruises and scratches. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Claude’s nose was swollen and bruised, and he winced every time he tried to talk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was difficult to sell it with a swollen eye and a plum-colored bruise running across the bridge of my nose. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The She Elephant settled back, and the driver felt his throat for bruises. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “That one looks like it really hurts,” she said and touched a fingertip to the huge purple bruise on my back. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z It is beginning to tell on him, and he took it out on Amélie, who had again poked fun at the fading bruise on his forehead. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z "I will need hot water for my bath, please," she told them, "and perfume, and some powder to hide this bruise." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His question feels like he's pressing on a bruise. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It seemed like an impossibly long walk to cross the room to them, and they began a bruising barrage of comments. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z His chest, arms, and face are speckled with blotches and bruises, and droplets of blood stand on his nipples. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was covered in blood, his body broken and bruised. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He furrows his eyebrows and touches the corner of my bruised eye with his fingertips. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Tristas, dark-haired and wide-eyed, covered in bruises from the brutality of initiation. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She held up her wrist; on it he made out a small dark bruise. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He attacked the monster’s legs, battering the bark with his hands, bringing up bruises almost immediately. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z One, drawn by the fresh smell of fried pork, came to sit near us and began pulling the scabs from the bruises on her scalp, a line of blood dripping down her back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z His lips brushing the faded bruises on my neck, working their way to my mouth. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I’m holding an ice pack to my bruised face. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Most of them marked with bruises and scratches, some with worse. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Though her face was peppered with bruises, miraculously, Cain hadn’t marred her in any permanent way, though the cut on the leg would leave yet another scar. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “No,” she shrieked, coiling a bandage around a circular, sucker-shaped bruise on her calf—an injury sustained wrestling the mirror tentacles. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Raheem fingered the bruise along his jaw, which had begun to swell. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She assumed that my bruises were his work. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Tyler had twisted his upper body so that he was practically climbing into the backseat, his eyes bulging as he took in every cut, every bruise, every pair of wide eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun was low on the horizon, the sky a bruised red. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even bruised and dead, she was pretty, pinned under the pile of her bed and the weight of all the stuff that had crushed her. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Though he kept his head bowed, the cuts and bruises on his face were easily seen. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z At four o’clock a lull took place, and baskets remained empty, while the apple pickers rested and compared rents and bruises. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I might be a bit stiff in the morning,” he insisted, “but I think the bloody thing didn’t do much more than bruise me.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Was it the same person who gave you that bruise?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He doesn’t really look injured anymore—there are some bruises, some cuts, but nothing serious enough to kill him. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She knew that she would be bruised and sore later, but that was not a concern now. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And even though our adventures almost always ended up with me getting bruises, bumps, scars, and even stitches, I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The soreness from the bruised ribs, however, promises to hang on for a while. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Plainly visible on each side of his Adam’s apple were four finger-sized bruises. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The nose of that yellow Cadillac was all pleated like an alligator’s, and except for a bloody lip and a bruised forehead, Louie’s cousin was okay. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Anger pounded and squeezed and bruised my heart. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She nodded slightly, making no comment, yet I knew how bruised she must be by the imminent parting. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Sandy scratches at his jaw, and I notice that alongside the bruise, he’s got red bumps on his face, his hands and legs. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Struggling with her steak, Mary Anne looked hunched and bruised beneath the pale blue dress that covered her delicately, as though the dust had been scraped from a butterfly wing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But it’s only Agent Magnus, sporting a nasty bruise on his forehead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z His body was covered in the little blooming sores that gave the firepox its name, his skin white and bruised. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If the king knew any of that...Her hand trembled with the effort to keep from driving the spearhead into his neck, but Celaena lifted her bruised face to the king. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Her whole body felt bruised, and the pain was excruciating. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Rain, driven horizontal by the winds, blinded me, and I was drenched and bruised. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When he held them up to his face he saw that they were scratched and bruised—and the veins were swollen as though he had been grasping hard at something for a long time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His body, she later discovered, bore almost no bruises, but was full of strange, painful swellings, and there was a welt above one eye. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I curled up behind them, bruised and weary. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Celaena didn’t need a mirror to know that she was covered in nasty bruises. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The midwife led the miller’s wife back to the high soft bed and, holding her bruised face in her hands, poured a mug of wormwood tea down her throat. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For two weeks Frederick has limped around bruised and slowfooted and puffy, and not once has he spoken to Werner with anything more than his own gentle brand of distracted kindness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But Mami was one to always notice the stain on one's placemat at the table or the bruise accidentally punched on a little cousin's arm or the empty space on the bedroom toy shelf. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She covered the bruises still visible on Madam’s face with a thick white layer of Molyneux’s Italian Paste and told her she must not show weakness. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a few bruises darkening both his sides and some cuts on his back from the wire lockers. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z The scratch on her face was undeniable, the bruising on her arm really rather shocking, given that it was inflicted by little boys. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that he was bruised or anything. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a nasty bruise,” the old woman said, frowning at my forehead. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Little is known about the medical history of his childhood, but his attendants must have noticed something amiss: that the young prince bruised all too easily, or that his nosebleeds were often unstoppable. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Their happy chatter, cold compresses, spiritual counsel, and personal charm restored the bruised bodies and grieving souls of both mother and daughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They were both bruised and bleeding, and their mother was in far worse condition. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Otherwise he lay quiet like a bruised fledgling, with the dry, parched lips of exhaustion and a body which could struggle no more. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, when he notices my face bruised and swollen, he whispers something sternly to the Doctorita, who hollers, “Well, why is this longa my burden?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The spot where he had kicked her stung deep—it would certainly bruise. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z After she had had some sal volatile and sat still for a few minutes, she said the re was nothing he matter with her except a few bruises. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Gently but firmly, she took his hands in hers, uncurled them, saw the telltale juice marks of bruised chokecherries that darkened his fingertips, then the pitiful, berry-stained smile that sealed his guilt! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z There were bruises blooming, too, where the ghosts had gripped her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My heart’s been on my sleeve all day, and it’s pretty bruised up now. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The new bruises were still bright, offsetting the old scars that mapped his body. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “I didn’t think about the bruises,” he said, and his voice broke on that last word. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It has been six months since I visited Ro Leap when Ma showed me her bruises. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes are almost black as he takes in every bruise. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He glared up at the steel hulk, rubbing his bruised shoulder. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, her wrists were bruised and swollen. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z A part of me was glad I couldn’t see the bruises and cuts there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I had a split lip and a bruised wrist, the latter inflicted upon myself when my swing at Kim’s shoulder missed her and landed squarely on the pole of the volleyball net. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached nonchalantly toward his bruised face and placed her hand on it, allowing tiny flecks of light to seep into his cells and follow along his neural pathways. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Celaena straightened in her chair, rubbing a nasty bruise on her leg. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Just because my mom and brother disappear for a week and nobody tells me anything, and then they come back, and my brother is barfing right and left, with bruises all over him? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Jackson, who police said had been drinking, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he is being treated for burns and bruises. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She tsks at the bruise on my cheek left by Prince Alfred. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Having given it some thought, I then declared my love for IBM typewriters, the French word for bruise, and my electric floor waxer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He lifted his head, to give them all a good look at the bruises Mord had left on his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her once-beautiful eyes bulge from her head, slightly bruised and almost swollen shut. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z —I have nothin’ broken—just some slight burns, a few cuts, and a couple of ugly bruises. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She squeezes my hand tighter, and I know it will be badly bruised, but I don’t care. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Farther down in the tangle of wood and schoolbooks and concrete, he uncovers a bruised toe. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Right away a doctor was summoned to treat her legs for bruises and frostbite, but Marina was especially grateful for hot tea! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Eleanor had pretended not to notice the bruises on her mom's wrist. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But my arrival was controversial, a bruising initiation. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A bruise is a lesson, she told herself, and each lesson makes us better. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Closing my eyes, I pressed the ice-cold Snapple Apple bottle to the tiny bruise above my eye. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I felt my face; it was bruised and swollen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a first time for everything, you think, and a black eye or a bruised rib can’t hurt any more than appendicitis. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The drawing of his mother, her face bruised, slipped out and wafted to the ground. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I didn’t say anything about the bruises, though. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He still had the bruise on his shin. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She is given hot saltwater baths to soothe her bruises and stitches. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Beowulf was bruised and bloody, and his cheeks were thick with slime off the monster's body. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Today the brother, Etienne, had a great big ugly lump on his forehead over his left eye—quite fresh, a purple bruise with a bloody dent in the center, still swollen. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Give the bruises a chance to become nothing more than whispers. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Except for my head, and my leg, and the soreness from the bruises, and the nausea that hit a couple minutes after I ate. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It wasn’t as swollen as before, but it had taken on a yellow tint from my assortment of fading bruises. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I went to the bathroom and gave myself a bruise. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Adrian came home two days later, drunk, smelly, bruised, and without a job because Henry Ford had zero tolerance for drunkards and their bathtub gin. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Let’s have a look at that bruise. Is it tender?” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And there are Helena and Max, side by side, peaceful, Helena with her arms around his bruised neck. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The right side of his lip is swollen and bruised. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The bruised flesh was inches in diameter over his right ribs, with a swollen and bloody scar where the spear had hit him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Are you talking about how Rosaleen got the bruises and the cut on her head?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If you squeeze too hard, your avocado will get all bruised up. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It is tender where Eric’s gun struck me— I will have to put healing salve on it so it doesn’t bruise. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A big bruise and bump on her forehead. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “Gideon never locks his door,” the Duchess says, worry making her bruised face look even more tragic. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Of course, in time I learned his soft spots, like bruises on a piece of fruit. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Her face is so pale that the bruises under her eyes look bright as goldfinches. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I got a few bruises and burns left over on the outside of me, but the inside of me is hurtin’. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl gulps down air, bruises blooming on her neck. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Grandma was trembling as she got out of bed and pulled him into the bathroom to wash his bruises. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face was bruised and streaked with dirt. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I’d have a big bruise, but the wound wasn’t too bad. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z So Charles Monet is sitting on a bench in Casualty, and he does not look very much different from anyone else in the room, except for his bruised, expressionless face and his red eyes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “She has a bruise or two from when you dropped her, and is a little singed around the ankles. But she came out of it better than you did.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Late that summer, still bruising from his failed exam, Mendel planted a crop of peas. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Tom, showing me the bruises on his arm, on his chest, where I’d hit him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time my bruises went away, I didn’t feel ashamed anymore. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She insisted that Ear, Eye and Arm go home, especially after examining the lumps and bruises caused by the stones. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Seeing the way he bruised only solidified Toby’s weakness in Jimmy’s mind. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I notice some bruising underneath her eyes and my stomach clenches in anger. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Besides, the bruise is temporary and so is the pain. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed the swelling was just about all gone, and the bruises were disappearing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z The cuts was scabbing over and the bruises lighter. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Her cheeks and nose had been wind-whipped to a bright red, but she didn’t have any bruises or cuts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The round head dropped this way and that and upon the neck he saw two dark, bruised spots, but he finished what he had to do. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I know that I had a cut on mv head, another on my lip, bruises on my arms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A nasty bruise had blossomed around the scraped area where the ankyrider had tried to board them, but otherwise the fire brachy seemed to be okay. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I would later learn that Farmer had suffered a slipped disk in his back from taking this bruising journey countless times. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Help! Let me out!” cried Stuart, who was frightened and bruised inside the rolled-up shade, and who could hardly breathe. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Denna had been struck on her left temple hard enough to blacken her eye and bruise her well past her ear into her hairline. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Asher suffered some cuts and bruises from broken glass, as did Roshan, but miraculously, all of us came out of it alive. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The deeper bruise, however, Mary could do nothing about. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She looked around, the bruise on her temple a sharp contrast against her pale skin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "There's a bruise on my side where it hit me and knocked me from the sky. And now I am obligated to carry it about with me." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z As always, he wears the shirt with Flint on it and his bruises. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She’d put on some bright orange lipstick and this made her face look whiter than usual and the skin between her eyelashes and eyebrows look bruised. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just have a couple of scrapes and bruises,” he explains. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He wasn’t lying on the floor, bruised and cut from beatings, as Grandma had imagined. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was so soft, his hands warm and wide, knuckles bruised and torn with brittle scabs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Blood covered the man’s face, and welts and bruises had already appeared from the brutal beating he’d been given. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A young man had been found dead nearby, his body bruised and bitten. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My arm stings, my shoulder aches, the bone bruise on my thigh is now an ugly purple-black, and I’m hungry. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I watched coolly as the remaining people paraded, making figure eights around me and their badly bruised automobile. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face had bruises I hadn’t seen last night. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A few of them are split from punching Caleb, and dotted with faint bruises. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her legs had been covered with welts and bruises that Jordan had given her, trying, as he put it, to “make her behave.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A bruise bloomed the next morning, a bruise that didn’t fade for a week. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But they sat together, their dreams bruised, but alive. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo was wedged so far into the rock crevice, her hips were bruised. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent so many days with my forehead pressed against my glass window, bruising myself with my futile wanting. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I see he has a new bruise on his jaw and decide I'll go over and talk to him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z I am wearing a choker to cover the bruises blooming on my throat where Valerian’s fingers sank into my skin. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It looks new. It’s going to be a heck of a bruise. Does this hurt?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Pain and confusion filled her face as she reached up to feel her bruised and bleeding lip. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” she said gently, “perhaps when your bruises are healed and your father’s not busy, he can go skating with you.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just the bruise around his throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Pale and bruised, lean to the point of infirmity, he shambles toward the bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The train, battered like a bruised fighter, hissed in the sidings. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Toby woke up cold and in pain, the side of the plane bruising his ribs. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z His eyes search my bruised and cut face. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I watch the bruises on his knuckles shift. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Has he?” said Harry, putting his bruised foot gingerly back on the floor. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The sky overhead brightened, and turned from black to blue, like the healing of a bruise. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Despite the fact that I was bruised all down my front side, the experience did a lot to improve my mood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If she has bruises from yesterday’s fight, her dark skin makes them difficult to see. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He looked exhausted, the skin under his eyes baggy and bruised. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “You have some pretty deep bruises. But nothing broken. That lip is going to hurt for a while, but it’s already stopped bleeding.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It caused severe black and scarlet bruising that took three weeks to disappear, and all the time during those three weeks, you could feel your heart beating along the wounds. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z And then there are my wounds to contend with -burns, cuts, and bruises from smashing into the trees, and three tracker jacker stings, which are as sore and swollen as ever. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her leg was going to be painful; already it was red and swollen where the car had struck it, and a dark, massive bruise was forming. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the color of bruised flesh and storm-dark seas, the bleak and hopeless blue of a dead girl’s eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He moved forward suddenly, bruising his knees on the rock. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z If I jumped I wouldn't even bruise my knees. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z April was feeling fine, except for the bandages on her hands and some bruises on her cheeks and ribs. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He details my various injuries: hairline fracture in my left elbow, a deep contusion in my thigh, and various other minor bruises and scrapes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I smile as much as my bruised cheek will allow, hoping that will diffuse the tension. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If I had any visible bruises from my fight with Drew, my mom would freak. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The rest of his body was still bruised and sore, and his ribs still kept him breathing shallowly and struggling not to cough, but even with that, he was much less miserable. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Even the slaves. Not much else to talk about around here, unless you want to sit around comparing bruises.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I felt the side of my head; it was bruised and swollen, and something pounded like tribal drums inside my ears. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His leg was bruised from the fall and he limped as he ran. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He washed carefully, the saltwater stinging gently when he hit a scratch or small cut—there seemed to be many of them as well as bruises. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go home now, because I don’t know how I’m going to be able to explain the bruises on my arms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Ripped shirts, scrapes, bruises, and bloody noses abounded. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Her cheeks were bruised and nicked here and there. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It looked bruised and puffy and all the wrong colors. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z His father clapped him on the back so often, I was certain he’d end up bruised. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Besides all that, his right knee was bad twisted, and he was sore and bruised all over. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She came hard upon my heels and I scuttled into the back yard, running blindly in the dark, butting my head against the fence, the tree, bruising my toes on sticks of wood, still screaming. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I was called on day and night to X-ray all types of ugly wounds to see if the bones behind the bruised or bleeding flesh had been cracked, chipped, or broken. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z My face was a volcanic red landscape of bites and stings with blue patches of bruising under the eyes. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Any bruise or cut was treated with extreme alarm. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks, as he’s hauled into a bruising kiss, that he’ll never forgive himself for it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His cheek was laid open with claw marks and one eye was completely closed with a swelling bruise, but it was Tool nonetheless. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I put the ice on my ankle, which was bruised and swollen and a little bloody. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Inspector Pearce examined a knuckle on her hand as if there was something wrong with it but I could see no cuts or bruises. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the tall one reached forward, slow and easy, and touched the bruise on my cheek. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Another bruise wraps around her neck like wallpaper, only instead of flowers, it’s decorated with fingerprints of crimson and purple. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Her face is bruised, and she looks like she is trying not to limp. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A bruise already bloomed across his right cheekbone. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She’s also bruised in a few places, with a cut on her arm. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He did not so much as glance at the bruise he had left her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His eye was only slightly bruised and the swelling had gone down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Inside, it’s mostly cans but we find a dry loaf of bread, some bruised fruit and a few strips of dried meat. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The bruise on his eye is still there, although it’s starting to fade. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Following the photo shoot, she wore her bruises to the dry cleaner and the grocery store. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I unbutton my shirt and stare at my bare side, which is patched with bruises. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z "Only if they catch you. That bruise will say you fought, you weren't caught, even better," says Haymitch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I think the bruise really brings out my eyes, don’t you?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The hair hung down, limp and draggled, or matted with dried blood where Hal’s club had bruised him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in bad shape, with bruises and cuts all over his face and neck. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I saw the exposed parts of me through the boy’s eyes: the scrawny waist, loose pants moldy and spotted, bug bites up and down my arms, bruises from Anastasia’s bite still healing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I found Elnora’s arms around me, and though I must have bruised her with my thrashing, she did not complain. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Despite the bruises on the bodies of Kerling and Thiel from their interrogator, who had resorted to beating them to get them to confess, no one complained. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z So the women, to justify their own judgment, cherished their men more, soothed the pride and vanity Sula had bruised. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Aaron lets go of me and I fall to the ground again, clutching at all the bruises he’s left on my chest. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Malcolm felt good to be paddling again, despite his bruises, and he worked their way steadily to the center of the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “We must consult the governors,” said Professor Flitwick in his squeaky little voice; he had a large bruise on his forehead but seemed otherwise unscathed by his collapse in Snape’s office. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I nod at the scars on her arms and the bruises on her hands. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z But even after a half hour of walking, all that remains of the beating I took are ugly bruises and a dull soreness. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Everyone I pass stares at the bruises, and I can’t help feeling self-conscious to the point that I tug my collar up to my ears. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A blue button-sized bruise was visible on the other arm, where the boy had yanked out the intravenous tube before fleeing the hospital. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The numbness of the initial assault now faded, the bruise deepened into my skin, along with an anger so hot, it threatened to burn me alive. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The cut above his eye has seeped into a bruise that runs along his eye socket, just like Lolo’s old bruise. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z His knee is purple-blue with a bruise and crossed with a scar. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I press on it, even though it hurts, I press on it so hard a small bruise begins to form. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Andrew Jah needed to send our pictures to America, so he did not want to see bruises on us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I got a little the better of my bruises, he took me with him to Esquire Watson’s, on Bond Street, to see what could be done about the matter. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z When she put her hand down you could see the bruise just as plain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The fog had burned off, and the cool air was clear, the shadows bruised and purple. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We had been bruised and gashed and concussed, had our legs set on fire and our heads cut open. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z People look forward to weekends for connections, revisions and separations even though many of these activities are accompanied by bruises and even a spot of blood, for excitement runs high on Friday or Saturday. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the fluorescent light, the circles under his eyes look like bruises. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Pain jabbed at me each time he went over a bruise, but my body was too tired to flinch away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was bruised, but nothing was broken; he had taken a little water, but apparently had coughed it out. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z From the corner of his eye he caught sight of the huge bruise and the long red laceration on his sister’s arm. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Panting heavily, his jaw bruised and his leg bleeding, the agent crawled toward the beauty queen and smeared her mouth with the Mind’s Flower fruit, torn from a neighboring plant. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I have never seen such hideous bruises in my entire life, not before or since. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z High up they held their torches, bruising the air overhead with the smoke of our procession. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A lock of red hair falls into his face, and he looks me over, his gaze lingering on my bruises. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I grabbed so swiftly that my hand hit a rock and I bruised my knuckles. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a swollen black bruise under his left eye. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought for a second as I looked over Needles's body, now starting to blue and purple up, the bruises looked like they were made with bats, not fists. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z My mother had a bruise on her face, and a little blood. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Handing the leftover food to Pa, Kim talks loudly about his day as Ma touches his bruises, whispering softly, “Thank you, my little monkey.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days after her abduction, the bruises on her face turned deep purple before they gradually disappeared. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I warned you. I warned you. And now look at you, beaten and bruises.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He could see a yellow stain on her arm around where the tube went in and little purple bruises all the way along the inside of her elbow. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z An old woman selling vegetables gazed at them as they stood before her stall, and she handed each of them two bruised tomatoes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z When he dropped it in my jacket’s pocket, he leaned over, his sweatshirt hood slipping off his head, and pressed a light kiss against my bruised cheek. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was a dark red bruise, deep set, like a birthmark. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky looks like a big bruise of purples and oranges. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We slept hour after hour, ate a little, tended our frostbites, inflammations, and bruises, mindspoke, slept again. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Violet remembered her promise, and thought of Klaus, whose bruised face still looked sore, and Sunny, dangling from the top of the tower like a flag, and began working faster. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “He inquired about my bruises. I think he hypothesized that they came from my parents. Then I had to speak to the school psychologist.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Tears oozed down my face, over my bruised lips, pooling on the handset. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z And I think I know who left that bruise on me when I was just a baby learning how to say Momma. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z However, once the lights went off—Toby unable to get comfortable on the couch because of the bruise his dad had tattooed on his ribs—he finally let go. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "Beat him until every part of him is bruised and broken!" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Goose bumps covered his skin, layered over fading bruises that dotted his torso and ran down along his ribs. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z She looks terrible, her face covered in bruises and scratches. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Rain poured down, my clothes were in shreds, and my flesh was one big purple bruise, clear signs that I was still in the real world. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Oh those Trementina girls will be cut and bruised tomorrow,” she said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she still calls me hurtful names and whacks me for one thing or an- other every day, she usually doesn’t leave bruises or draw blood. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A bruise was forming along his left cheekbone that may or may not have come from the fight at Finnegan’s. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He wished the bruise would not go away. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “So those hybrids destroying your house—that bruise you supposedly got—that was just to convince me to come back?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z |
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