Example Sentences

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Ms. Kobza’s opening chapters are disfigured by the melted wax of academic cant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Masquerade” follows the point of view of the Phantom, a disfigured musical genius who lives below the Paris Opera House and is obsessed with singer Christine Daaé.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Many of the victims were too disfigured to be identified, and 69 people had been labelled in Persian as John or Jane Doe, suggesting their identity was unknown when the photo was taken.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

People in London were left baffled Wednesday by what appeared to be a botched AI-generated Christmas mural showing a Santa-like figure with a half-orange beard and revellers with disfigured faces.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

Prim quietly points out the widespread fallout from that disaster— the pox scars on people’s bodies, the slightly disfigured children.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins