How to Use scar in a Sentence

scar

1 of 2 noun
  • Brown wasn’t here for those scars.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
  • What lessons or scars did that leave?
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
  • He's got face scars, the whole deal.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In some places, the scars haven’t healed.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Dick’s life leaves scars, which don’t heal.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Fun is left with a long scar on both knees.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • His body still bears the dark scars from the dog bites.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 13 May 2026
  • Kate, the gray with scars made by wolf fangs, has game eyes.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • My body is still covered in scars.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • My body is still covered in scars.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Psycho is a film that has left scars.
    — Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • The pain is much deeper than the scars.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • Staples closed a scar across his head.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • While the mud is gone, some scars remain.
    — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
  • The stump dries within days, and the scar forms.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • My surgeon did a great job; my scars are not bad.
    — Marci Greenberg Cox, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2026
  • With all the scars, the pain, the regret and, yes, the love.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • With all the scars, the pain, the regret and, yes, the love.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • And Buffet’s got the scars to prove it.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • With all the scars, the pain, the regret, and, yes, the love.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • Bark had been chipped off trees and the scar marked an S in red paint.
    — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But for Johnny, the scar is a source of pride.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • In some scenes, Alex takes off his shirt which shows his top surgery scars.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Chip has a scar on his hip and Angus has white spots.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Some are racing to change this, and the scars are real.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Some skin types may be more prone to obvious scars.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Napoli said the scars of trauma lingered for a long time.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Even in the case of a financial crime, the scars can be deep.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Those years left scars that never fully healed.
    — Arkansas Online, 9 Jan. 2026
  • America has its scars and its parts.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

scar

2 of 2 verb
  • The fence was scarred by rust.
  • Your shoes are scarring the floor.
  • The tragedy left her emotionally scarred.
  • His arm was badly scarred after the accident.
  • Blast marks and drill holes scar the stones.
    — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Iain tries to blame Iain W, but that man has been scarred enough.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For instance, foot traffic can scar moss that takes decades to heal.
    — Ali Wunderman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Use it to smooth out wrinkles, blur fine lines, and help heal scarring.
    — Neha Tandon, womenshealthmag.com, 1 May 2023
  • Driving on the salt flats often leaves tracks that can scar the desert for decades.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • This is a type of scarring hair loss which starts in the crown and spreads outwards.
    — Jana Pollack, Parents, 28 May 2026
  • Inside the floor is littered with glass, and bullet marks scar the walls.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Anna, scarred by loss and trauma, fights to rebuild her life.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • Carbine said that fireworks littered the front yard and trash and tire marks scarred the lawn.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Trash is strewn along hiking trails and graffiti scars trees and buildings.
    — Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • On the overlook of a dark, looming castle, scarred by war, two friends and lords look out through the mists.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
  • But roads that scar the landscape, like scars on the human body, can also be signs of healing.
    — Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Second, scandals have scarred the system.
    — Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Take some sand paper and rub the seeds, or lightly scar them with a file, or lightly tap them with a hammer.
    — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2020
  • The sting of the lash scarred more than human flesh in Pueblo communities.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His life has been scarred by some cocaine and booze troubles, and serious heart issues.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Did elementary school not scar us all enough in this department?
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2021
  • The county has been scarred by endless fighting involving rebel forces.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • But will viewers scarred by the mixed level of source fidelity be as generous?
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • While war and other events may scar our planet, the stars continue to inspire and draw us towards them.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 July 2022
  • New Yorkers are forever attached and scarred by that moment in time.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Also, be careful when using a charcoal grill on a wood deck; embers from the grill can scar the wood and might even cause a fire.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Historic towns are being charred, some burned to the ground, as wildfires continue to scar the western states.
    — Jiovanni Lieggi, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2021
  • At the harbor, a single boat named Nordlys bobs gently—its hull scarred by winter crossings.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The bloodshed sent shockwaves through a Balkan nation scarred by wars, but unused to mass murders.
    — Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • Branding is a type of body marking that uses heat to permanently scar the skin with a design.
    — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 30 Mar. 2022

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