scars

Example Sentences

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Like far too many women across this country, I know what it feels like to come through childbirth carrying both physical and emotional scars.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Early in the film, Racine, whose burn scars only cover her left arm, reminds Anaia, whose scars are much more severe and difficult to hide, of the cards they were dealt.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

"The city is going to bear the scars of this lunatic for a really long time."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

As he recounted the odyssey, more than 20 years of practice could be charted through various blotches and burn scars on his arms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

There was an endless wait while the scars on the wall before my eyes became faces, landscapes, animal shapes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom