How to Use birthmark in a Sentence

birthmark

noun
  • One boy was a blonde and the other had a birthmark on his face.
    Brontez Purnell, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Ethan has a birthmark on his cheek while Grayson has one on his chin.
    Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 21 Mar. 2019
  • My birthmark is across the whole side of my face and goes into my hair.
    Rebekah Taussig, Allure, 18 Oct. 2022
  • On his stomach and chest and thighs were stains like birthmarks.
    Jamie Quatro, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
  • Olivia Holm Poulsen was born with a birthmark that stretches from her jaw to her neck.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Teen Vogue, 13 June 2018
  • Who knows, the singer could end up choosing to share your photo — birthmarks and all.
    Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 24 Apr. 2019
  • The face is fuller, and the famous birthmark has retreated.
    Evgeny Lebedev, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Sonia has a birthmark on her right eye that makes the area surrounding the iris bluish.
    Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue, 2 Aug. 2017
  • People who have never seen a birthmark of my size stare and some even point.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Teen Vogue, 13 June 2018
  • The serpent bite–shaped birthmark at the center of his chest barely stood out.
    Seija Rankin, EW.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The birthmarks go under the skin, wrapping around the bones, muscle and tissues.
    Marci Robin, Good Housekeeping, 5 Sep. 2017
  • What was once a teardrop below one eye now looks like a bruise or a birthmark, and scars mottle his hands.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
  • My mum is covering up her right wrist with her left hand to hide a birthmark.
    Geoff Dyer, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2017
  • The body in the deepfake doesn’t match Elordi, who has a distinctive birthmark on his chest.
    Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 19 June 2024
  • Shuangjie showed Esther a birthmark on her back, which Esther lacks.
    Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The birthmark on Sylvia’s face is an echo of the one on Amy, the prostitute who took his virginity long ago.
    Sean T. Collins, WIRED, 20 May 2013
  • This includes changes to moles and birthmarks, as well as new or unusual spots.
    Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
  • There’s a little boy pictured with a birthmark on his stomach on page two just like her son’s.
    Holly Carter, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • Toni also has a small birthmark above her right eyebrow.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 11 July 2023
  • Serenity has blonde hair, blue eyes and may have a birthmark on her stomach.
    Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Russell Soakes and a curly-haired man with a port-wine birthmark on his forehead enter the room with canvas tarps and duct tape.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019
  • For actress Hailie Sahar, this truth is a birthmark on the left side of her face, which greets her rosy red cheeks gently like a lovely kiss.
    Fatima Jamal, Allure, 27 June 2019
  • Every body is born with moles and birthmarks and develops wrinkles and stretch marks.
    refinery29.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • My little sister had a birthmark there,'’’ Seiler said, recounting those who called in to the show.
    Ellen Knickmeyer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The symptoms are myriad, but most noticeable is often a large birthmark on the face, scalp and neck.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Police said Elijah also has a birthmark on his left knee.
    Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Police said Elijah also has a birthmark on his left knee.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The result is a blue birthmark, often found on the bottoms of East Asian babies, that dissipates by age five.
    Longreads, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Ferguson has become their shared birthmark, a source of pride and stigma.
    New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Lasers emit one wavelength of light that destroys a specific target, such as the green ink of a tattoo or the melanin of a birthmark, Marmur said.
    Dina Elboghdady, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021

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