scar

Example Sentences

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She tapped where the bandage had been, the scab now a pink scar.

From Literature

Dumfries House sits alongside areas of high social deprivation in a part of Scotland still scarred by the collapse of the coal mining industry.

From BBC

The story by William Golding, about young boys stranded on an island who descend into bloody chaos, left a "profound scar" on Thorne and, years later, he's adapting it into a four-part BBC series.

From BBC

The peak of Mount St. Helens, usually pristine with snow, was scarred with gray ash.

From Literature

Demonstrating the work, he added a scar to its chest with a deft mouse click.

From Barron's