: having or marked by a scar or many scars
a scarred finger/face
an old, badly scarred piece of furniture
The old tile on the walls is cracked and grimy; the wooden floor is scarred; pipes and wires look slapdash and dangerous.—
Thomas Matthews
Thomas MatthewsAt night, when candlelight softens their scarred and weathered faces, the hard men of the French Foreign Legion begin to sing.—Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine BrooksThe plains of western Wyoming are today a scarred moonscape of gray hills, but 50 million years ago they were mostly swampland, lush with exotic life.—Natalie Angier
Natalie AngierThe impression left by her study is that it indeed took fortitude on the part of these authors to channel resentment into creation, to make beautiful texts out of scarred lives.—Lois E. Nesbitt
Lois E. NesbittExamples of scarred in a Sentence
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The toll extends to correctional officers, who must carry out the killing, leaving many deeply scarred.
—Pastor Esteban Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2025
The runoff election marks yet another chapter in the country's struggle against a surge of violent crime that has engulfed cities in a country that was once a popular tourist destination and was left badly scarred by the pandemic.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
Path to execution a 'roller coaster ride’ for family
In the years following Tanzi’s 2003 conviction, the Acosta family was left deeply scarred.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The new focus makes for an even grimmer version of a show that could already be a difficult watch, but allows Ramsey in particular to evolve their protagonist from a wise-cracking kid to a deeply scarred young adult.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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Pastor Esteban Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2025
The runoff election marks yet another chapter in the country's struggle against a surge of violent crime that has engulfed cities in a country that was once a popular tourist destination and was left badly scarred by the pandemic.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
Path to execution a 'roller coaster ride’ for family
In the years following Tanzi’s 2003 conviction, the Acosta family was left deeply scarred.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The new focus makes for an even grimmer version of a show that could already be a difficult watch, but allows Ramsey in particular to evolve their protagonist from a wise-cracking kid to a deeply scarred young adult.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Scarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarred. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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