Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shorn
Adjective
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There was a valley of veins moving over his hands, blue rivers poking underneath his hairless arms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Social media users on both Reddit and X have shared unsettling photos that show the rodents with raw, hairless growths spreading across their faces and bodies.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Two years later, bald men with tattoos and gold chains smashed down their door, shattered windows and flipped furniture to bully them out of their home anyway.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The changing image in the mirror, bald patches emerging overnight, the braids that connected to your heritage no longer being an option, and the fear of it never coming back are just a small glimpse into what someone might go through.—
Alison Mann,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Genetically identical neurons that form Meissner corpuscles for picking up vibrations in glabrous skin, for example, also form lanceolate endings for detecting hair movement in hairy skin.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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The result was a cityscape of relentless sheen, façades as glabrous and ageless as a starlet’s brow.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sama offers a range of classic hand and cut rolls such as blue crab, yellowtail and salmon, as well as a few signatures, including the Sama, which tops toro and truffled uni with shaved, salted egg yolk.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dads can enjoy a 20-ounce, 30-day dry-aged New York Strip with shaved black summer truffles and truffle demi available exclusively in-restaurant for Father’s Day.—
The Courier-Journal,
The Courier-Journal,
12 June 2023
Adjective
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But as this sharp, insightful story shows, sometimes the most dangerous influencers wear a tie and come clean shaven.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Shorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shorn. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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