Sample sentences for ABRASION - verbalworkout.com

2 meanings

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1 —as in:
suffered an abrasion

Definition

area where the skin is torn or worn off

or:

erosion by friction

Other Uses (with this meaning)

To treat a mild abrasion, start by cleaning it with soap and water and applying an antibiotic ointment.
apply oil to minimize mechanical abrasion
When I touched the abrasion, Shawn released a long sigh and his eyes opened.
Tara Westover -- Educated

abrasion = area where the skin was torn or worn off

You had three broken ribs, a cracked tibia, countless abrasions, and a horrific amount of blood loss, Otis.
Heather Brewer -- Tenth Grade Bleeds
But now all balance is lost and we plunge down headlong, both of us, noisily and without grace, gathering momentum and abrasions as we go.
Margaret Atwood -- Cat's Eye
Someone had even cleaned and wrapped the mild abrasions on my hands and the knife wound from three days ago when Ambrose's thugs had tried to kill me.
Patrick Rothfuss -- The Name of the Wind
For Mason had called his attention to them and insisted that no blow from a boat would make both abrasions.
Theodore Dreiser -- An American Tragedy
"Lots of abrasions," she said.
James Patterson -- Kiss the Girls
While he examined her he explained about abrasions and contusions and the healing process.
Barbara Kingsolver -- The Bean Trees

2 —as in:
abrasion of the rubber

Definition

wear away by rubbing

We're convinced the skid marks are from her car because the rubber abraded from her tires is consistent with the length of the skid marks that lead to the crash.

abraded = wear away by rubbing

Other Uses (with this meaning)

His hands were abraded and exhausted, but he listened to his heart.
Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist
The clean cuffed hand holds up an abraded stick.
Thomas Wolfe -- Look Homeward, Angel
Stoddard, dazed, bruised, abraded, was back in the tonneau struggling up with Uncle Pros's assistance.
Grace MacGowan Cooke -- The Power and the Glory
The familiar sensation of an abraded shin recalled his dazed faculties.
Ambrose Bierce -- A Horseman in the Sky
In a blink, she gulped down the rabbits and then licked clean the stone with the organs, abrading the slate with the barbs on her tongue.
Christopher Paolini -- Eldest
He was mounted on a traditional Haitian saddle, made of straw, designed, it would seem, to abrade the backs of donkeys and ponies until they bled.
Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
And then Liv, too, must be misremembering the scene, for she's been equally grateful and then nervous, no doubt abraded by this rough brush with mortality.
Chang-rae Lee -- A Gesture Life
He had a moment to register the feel of her skin under his hands, ...abrading against the urgent need to mate.
J.D. Robb -- Glory in Death
Whether from terror or courage, Cosette had not breathed a sound, though her hands were a little abraded.
Victor Hugo -- Les Miserables

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