: 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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Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Newman said Vogler and his family attended Thursday’s hearing in Danville Circuit Court, where the visibly scarred councilman made an emotional statement about how the attack had altered his life.
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Feelings are still hurt and even scarred within the LGBTQ+ community.
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Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that worsens over time and occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred, according to Mayo Clinic.
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Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Bishop follows homicide detective Bishop Graves (Joel Kinnaman) – brilliant, battle-scarred – will put all of his skills to the test in the hunt for an elusive killer targeting San Francisco’s moneyed class.
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Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
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ABC News,
25 June 2026
Feelings are still hurt and even scarred within the LGBTQ+ community.
—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that worsens over time and occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred, according to Mayo Clinic.
—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Bishop follows homicide detective Bishop Graves (Joel Kinnaman) – brilliant, battle-scarred – will put all of his skills to the test in the hunt for an elusive killer targeting San Francisco’s moneyed class.
—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for scarred
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“Scarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarred. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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