- present tense form of scar (3rd person singular).
scars
Example Sentences
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Yet, here, there are no visible stitches, no scars or seams.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“And yet, survivors are the ones who have carried their scars for decades.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He’s got one foot on the so-called safe path — college, white-collar isolation — and the other on a career that’s already covering him in well-earned scars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
"I swapped two cysts for two scars on the ribs," he said, adding that he still has a cyst on his liver, which surgeons decided not to remove.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
They looked terrifyingly strong, with raised zigzag scars on their muscled arms.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
