How to Use contusion in a Sentence

contusion

noun
  • He suffered multiple contusions of the leg.
  • Sabonis, who has been dinged up with a left thigh contusion and left ankle sprain, played in both.
    J. Michael, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Rozier left the game late in the third quarter with a lower left leg contusion.
    Steve Reed, Star Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Jerami Grant scored nine points before leaving in the third quarter with a left quad contusion.
    Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Along the way this season there have been seven games lost to neck spasms, three to a hip contusion and one to health and safety protocols.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Mar. 2021
  • He was diagnosed with a contusion — fancy NBA talk for a bruise — and was cleared to return.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Yes, the nine games missed with the thigh contusion didn’t help, but there were opportunities to make a stand earlier, with those challenges unmet.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Lillard missed Powell’s debut on Friday because of a knee contusion.
    oregonlive, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Kleber, who missed Saturday because of a left leg contusion, is expected to return.
    Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Suggs missed almost all of last season after suffering a thigh contusion in an early junior varsity game.
    Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Briefly: Catcher Sean Murphy (right wrist contusion) was out of the lineup Sunday.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Wizards All-Star Bradley Beal, who has missed the last three games with a right hip contusion, is also questionable to play.
    Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Center fielder Ramón Laureano remains out with a sore left wrist and catcher Sean Murphy with a right wrist contusion.
    Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Outfielder Jo Adell suffered a knee contusion Saturday after colliding with the center field wall trying to make a catch.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2021
  • The left-hander was placed on the IL with a left calf contusion Aug. 14.
    Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021
  • The throw from right bounced and hit him in the face, and Vaughn left the game in the eighth because of a facial contusion.
    Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2021
  • Change to the @Athletics' lineup: @mattchap6 is out with a contusion on his left foot.
    Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Sabonis did not make the trip due to a left knee contusion.
    James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The Red Sox announced the injury as a left calf contusion.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Montoyo said Springer has a contusion and is day to day.
    Larry Fleisher, ajc, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Ayton did not play in the game because of a rib contusion.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • Then in the fifth inning, left fielder Jesse Winker left the game with a right hip contusion.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 26 June 2021
  • The Suns starting center has missed three straight games and four of the team's last five with a right leg contusion.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The 16-year-old victim suffered contusions to his ribs when he was punched in the chest, records state.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Joseph started in place of Killian Hayes, who missed the game due to a left hip contusion.
    Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Williamson was out the last two games because of a right hip and lower back contusion, one of three starters to have missed the last two games.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The Chelsea winger suffered a pelvic contusion scoring the goal and went to a hospital for scans.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The Suns lost Torrey Craig late in the third quarter with a right knee contusion and he is listed as day-to-day.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2021
  • The autopsy also identified contusions and abrasions on the back of his right hand, both of his legs, and the left side of his back.
    Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Martinez suffered a left elbow contusion after being hit by a 100-mph fastball, forcing him to leave Tuesday’s game against the A’s.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024

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