gashes

Example Sentences

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My body was covered in a handful of enlarged mosquito bites, many of them already open gashes from my relentless itching.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Satellite images of Yapacana National Park in Amazonas show deep gashes in the earth, where miners have dug enormous open pits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

In 2024, the Northern California city of Brentwood paid $967,000 to a shoplifter who suffered severe dog bites and gashes to her scalp.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

The signs of devastation were all around us as we headed home – buildings had turned into rubble, small upturned boats sat in the middle of the streets and roads had great gashes in them.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

The red thorns dash off her armor, creating scars, gashes, and stains on it.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer