black eye
noun
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Despite the three-story drop, the baby suffered only a small brain bleed, a hematoma to the side of her head a black eye and injuries to her elbow and shoulder.
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
In 2015, after Combs had beat her up in a Las Vegas hotel suite leaving her with black eyes, a bruised lip and welt on her head, Combs forced her to stay at his home, covering her injuries with makeup, to hide the abuse from his family.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Constellation should use this black eye as an opportunity for brutally honest self-examination.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
On the other end, a pair of soulless black eyes looked out beneath a headset of antennae that reminded me of … something.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
In 2015, after Combs had beat her up in a Las Vegas hotel suite leaving her with black eyes, a bruised lip and welt on her head, Combs forced her to stay at his home, covering her injuries with makeup, to hide the abuse from his family.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Constellation should use this black eye as an opportunity for brutally honest self-examination.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
On the other end, a pair of soulless black eyes looked out beneath a headset of antennae that reminded me of … something.
—Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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