battle-scarred
Example Sentences
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The battle-scarred helmet the Kings received from two Los Angeles firefighters has proven to be a major good-luck charm, and a reminder of life’s true heroes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025
She emerged from the experience battle-scarred and world-weary in 1979 and used her worn-down voice to great effect in a blast of future-forward new wave music called "Broken English."
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025
In his early 60s, his body is a marvel, hard and sinewy and believably battle-scarred.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2024
This angel is clad in battle-scarred golden armor, holding a pair of wild, serrated swords aloft.
From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024
Since then, the battle-scarred temples with their beautiful statues, stone sculptures, and multilayered towers remain one of the seven man-made wonders of the world.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
