scarred

Definition of scarrednext
past tense of scar

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarred
Verb
  • He was bloodied in the first half, literally giving blood and sweat to complete the goal.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The photo of Hughes, bloodied without some teeth with an American flag draped over his shoulders, has quickly become historic.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Gulf War left Saddam Hussein in power, but weakened and dangerous, a source of regional instability for another decade—a pattern that some fear might be playing out in Iran, if the regime emerges from the war battered but no less entrenched.
    Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But Ukraine’s drone attacks are also forcing Moscow to deprioritize some exports and protect consumers, who have been battered by high inflation.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The helicopter landed in an area where there were no cars close enough to be damaged or to pose a risk, Davalos said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The driver in front of him whose truck was damaged by Woods’ driving also walked away.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.
    Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Others are less seriously wounded but not yet able to return to duty.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Norlan Guzmán Fuentes, a landscaper from El Salvador, was fatally wounded.
    Oriana van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Hegseth cited some of those events in his video, including a shooting that injured five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia last year.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Jude, a 12-year-old who gets injured in a firework accident, had been drinking with older kids while dealing with instability at home.
    Jonathan Hunt-Glassman, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Some other countries — including Spain, France and the United Kingdom — are also taking or considering measures to restrict children's access to social media amid growing concern that they are being harmed by exposure to unregulated social media content.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • It was later changed due to players getting hurt.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • However, having players of those caliber on the court, both of whom have either been to the NBA Finals or won it, certainly shouldn't hurt.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Scarred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarred. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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