How to Use abrasion in a Sentence

abrasion

noun
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  • The girl’s body was also left with contusions and abrasions, including several around her face and neck.
    — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 26 Sep. 2017
  • The man, who was not in a crosswalk when he was struck, sustained an abrasion to his left knee and was not experiencing any neck, back or head pain.
    — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Hood told Phoenix police that he was repeatedly punched and kicked and sustained a fractured nose, abrasions and a large bump on his head.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Nene, who missed Thursday's game with a corneal abrasion, returned to practice on Friday and is available.
    — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Mitchell had abrasions on her face and was taken to Marymount Hospital for treatment, the report says.
    — Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • The force of the blow apparently knocked him out of the boat, the report says; investigators later found an abrasion on the right side of his face.
    — John Keilman, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Lumia can increase abrasion effects without pumice stone and replace permanganate.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The hospital also saw patients who had been involved in car accidents, with broken bones and deep skin abrasions from scraping the pavement.
    — Jeanne Whalen, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2017
  • The 76ers power forward was listed as questionable with a left eye laceration and right eye corneal abrasion.
    — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Ford had to be extricated from the vehicle and was taken to Stroger Hospital for treatment of abrasions and lacerations.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The medical examiner said an autopsy found stomach lesions indicative of hypothermia, an abrasion on Jenkins' right ankle and a bruise on her right leg.
    — Chris Boyette, CNN, 6 Oct. 2017
  • A doctor interviews the patient and conducts a head-to-toe physical exam looking for bruises, lacerations, abrasions, areas of pain and tenderness.
    — Barbara Sadick, Kaiser Health News, 28 Aug. 2017
  • One of the boys, a 17-year-old, was hit in the back of the knee, causing an abrasion, Sanchez wrote.
    — David Goodhue, miamiherald, 23 May 2018
  • The abrasion rate is how much of the tire is shed while driving.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
  • Medics treated the boy’s abrasion from the crash at the scene and released him.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The young victim went home with an abrasion on his neck.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The abrasion test is where our experts see the most range in results.
    — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 30 Dec. 2022
  • That spared the landscape from the abrasion of millions of pounds of flowing ice.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The two scripts share a street-level bluntness and a flair for racial abrasion.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The trash bag lessens the abrasion on the dry compression sack and extends its life.
    — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Her back was bruised up ... both arms and legs ... had bruising and abrasions.
    — Gayane Keshishyan Mendez, CBS News, 17 May 2024
  • On each rover is a rock abrasion tool for drilling samples of Mars’ ground.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The pickup’s open door struck the deputy and knocked him to the ground, causing a minor abrasion to the nose and some pain to the shoulder, the sergeant said.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Alarcón’s) wrist causing a light red abrasion to the wrist.
    — oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Despite the threads, the sheets held up well during the abrasion test with no tearing.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 13 July 2023
  • Paul's face mask is pulled down to reveal an abrasion on his chin.
    — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
  • These sheets also performed quite well on the stain and abrasion tests.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The 42-year-old man driving the car suffered minor abrasions to his arms and pain in his right hip and back.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2023
  • Black left Wednesday’s game with an abrasion on his right eye.
    — Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 13 Jan. 2018
  • As the month progressed Prince incurred more bruises and abrasions and began vomiting.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024

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