shorn
Example Sentences
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Shorn of sentimentality, this gentle drama follows a quietly observant fifth-grader who feels the grim shadow of mortality all around her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Shorn of captain Bruno Fernandes due to injury plus the absent Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo due to the Africa Cup of Nations, Amorim's change of role for Dorgu paid dividends.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
Shorn of his security detail and big limousine, Gorbachev was carrying his suit coat over his shoulder as he walked back to a simple Volga sedan.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2022
Shorn of ornament and minimally furnished, the fortresslike vacation home is all jutting red sandstone angles and expanses of glass, opening onto the cinnabar-hued landscape.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2021
"He Tempers the Wind to the Shorn Lamb."
From Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time by Gilmore, James R.
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Nowhere Boy
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