“At six foot five, with huge forearms and long legs, Brown looks like a bruiser, but he's actually a big softy, both on and off the track.”

“That he can be a bruiser when less comfortable is in no doubt.”

“In Stand By Me, Phoenix played a bruiser who knew he deserved better than a dead-end future, but was smart enough to know he wouldn't get it.”

“Pushing the loose wisps of hair off her face, she discovered a large swollen bruise on the back of her head.”

“You likely won't see a cut or bruise on the surface of the skin over the bulge.”

“Every hammer blow, however light, means a bruise on the wood.”

“I had a nasty bruising on my arm after accidentally bumping into a table.”

“His opponent, meanwhile, is one of the most bruising of political bruisers.”

“A lot of people think that, at that level, it's just about big bruisers who'll kick you, but there were a lot of good players.”

“And the kids he trains these days, are they as tough as the bruisers of yesteryear?”