scarred

Definition of scarrednext
past tense of scar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarred
Verb
  • Jurors later saw body camera video capturing the aftermath — Arielle bloodied, disoriented and struggling to stay conscious as bystanders tried to help her.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • For Weaving, being stalked, hunted, and bloodied on screen is just another fun day on set.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Underneath it all, is a town that’s been battered by hard economic times.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Los Angeles’ film and TV production crisis, which has battered the entertainment industry’s working classes, is emerging as a key issue in the city’s mayoral campaign.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Along those lines, the Illinois Cannabis Equity Coalition is a nonprofit which advocates for the state’s legal pot program to reinvest in areas damaged by the war on drugs.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Israeli soldiers who damaged a figure of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon and photographed the incident will be removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days of military detention, according to the Israeli military.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • He was badly wounded in an Israeli airstrike that hit the building without warning during the first week of the war.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The California Highway Patrol closed the eastbound lanes of the 105 Freeway in South Los Angeles after a man was critically wounded in a shooting.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities also had been seeking an additional murder charge for Tony Mathews, 49, who was injured in the attack and died Sunday.
    John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • How to report a snake in your home Officers typically don’t respond to wildlife calls unless the animals pose a threat to the public or are sick or injured, McManus said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Museums specifically as well as the broader American art market would be harmed by tariffs, Anagnos adds.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Furthermore, Mike Brown’s decision to play six minutes in the first half with neither Jalen Brunson nor Karl-Anthony Towns on the floor hurt New York immensely.
    Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Bad word of mouth was hurting advance ticket sales.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Scarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarred. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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