scarred

past tense of scar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarred
Verb
  • Three months later, Romano was fatally beaten in the head with an axe, which was found bloodied by his bedside, per Country Roads Magazine.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
  • We were bullied, after all, by the older teenagers who beat us on a regular basis, bloodied our mouths with one punch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tossed and battered by violent wind and severe turbulence, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • At least 19 people have lost their lives in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa, which battered the island this week as the most powerful storm to ever hit the Caribbean nation.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This surge in circulation delivers a fresh supply of oxygen and nutrients, which are crucial for repairing the microscopic muscle fibers that were stressed or slightly damaged during your previous workout.
    Jakob Roze, Health, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The settlers also attacked the soldiers and damaged an Israeli military vehicle, the IDF said.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At least four inmates in the Machala Detention Center were reported killed and roughly 36 were wounded.
    Ana María Cañizares, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Five people were wounded in a shooting outside a Safeway supermarket in San Francisco's Outer Richmond neighborhood Saturday night, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Woll and Stolarz carried the load when each was injured.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Spoelstra was remarkably upbeat before the game, offering gratitude for the outpouring of support from the NBA community and expressing relief that nobody was injured in the inferno.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • No animals or staff members were harmed during the incident.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thomas hurt his hamstring repeatedly last year, which limited him to 25 games.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This insanity has to stop before anyone else gets hurt.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Scarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarred. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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