battle-scarred
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They have also been pushed back from the second city, Kharkiv, in recent weeks, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky making a morale-boosting trip to the battle scarred city on Sunday.
From BBC • May 29, 2022
Pulitzer-Prize-winning writer Hector Tobar says the 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 69 days in 2010 were left "battle scarred" from the ordeal, despite quickly becoming minor celebrities after their improbable rescue.
From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2015
I had taken it for granted that the person who goes into a business is also the person who comes out of it--maybe richer, maybe poorer, certainly battle scarred, but fundamentally the same.
From Inc • Apr. 30, 2013
In a few minutes a lanky, battle scarred rancher is coming in to be examined.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
The article came out, but in spelling "scarred," in that very important phrase "battle scarred veteran," one "r" was omitted.
From More Toasts by Mosher, Marion Dix
