scarred

past tense of scar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarred
Verb
  • At the end of the season four finale, his body was found bloodied in a fountain in the building’s courtyard.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In that last act, your character is battered and bloodied beyond belief.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But the trail has been battered in recent years.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • They can be smoked or grilled and sometimes are wrapped in bacon or battered and deep-fried for extra crunch.
    Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reportedly, 3 lakh acres of farmlands have been damaged and according to the Punjab state government half a million people across 23 districts have been affected by floods.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre will return to its home base, the Warwick Theatre, next week for its first production there since a fire badly damaged the historic venue 19 months ago.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know Harry spoke out during an interview with The Guardian that was predominantly about his visit to Kyiv to promote the work his Invictus Games Foundation is doing to help soldiers wounded in the war.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Six people were killed in the attack and 13 wounded.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Authorities have not released information about victim conditions or the total number of people injured in the attack.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • At least three people have been killed and dozens of others were injured.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • West Springs, the inspectors found, had missed key red flags related to Keele’s son’s grave disability, which could have left him seriously harmed.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Here, a potentially guilty person doesn’t walk free; an innocent person is harmed.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • My actions have hurt innocent people.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Too many reminders can come across as pushy and hurt your chances.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bullet tore through his neck, in front of thousands of people, including children.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • On the third day, Borges heroically approached one of the kidnappers and tore off her mask before jumping out of a second-story window and escaping.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Scarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarred. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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