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A hemorrhage usually results from either a severe blow to the body or from medication being taken for something else. Though many hemorrhages aren't particularly serious, those that occur in the brain (cerebral hemorrhages) can be life-threatening. In older people, hemorrhages are often caused by blood-thinning medication taken to prevent heart attacks. A bruise (or hematoma) is a hemorrhage close enough to the surface of the skin to be visible. Hemorrhage is also a verb, which isn't always used to talk about actual blood; thus, we may hear that a business is hemorrhaging money, or that the U.S. has been hemorrhaging industrial jobs for decades. Be careful when writing hemorrhage; it's not an easy word to spell.
Examples of hemorrhage in a Sentence
Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Among the injuries the child suffered, Hestrin said, were a partial bone fracture of the skull, a brain hemorrhage and injuries to the ribs and legs.
—Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2025
In the first sign that something was wrong, the actress began hemorrhaging onstage in 2024, then ultimately carried on with the show.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Hemorrhage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemorrhage. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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