scabby

Example Sentences

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Something is genuinely off about the goings-on at the conference, from strange deaths and elevators that suddenly aren’t elevators, to a rash of scabby infections afflicting guests and the discovery of a subterranean tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

"My daughter has a rash across her leg, which is scabby and itchy, and my eldest has anxiety and worries constantly about the mould."

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2024

Brad Greer, 49, developed two scabby infections on each of his legs where rain boots had irritated his skin.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2017

Beyond stored scabby remnants, smallpox may still exist in suspended animation within buried corpses or mummified human remains.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2014

It’s in the corner of her mouth, scabby and hot red.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett