scar
noun
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
scars
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present tense formof scar (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Dorgan was born with a cleft lip and has faced hearing difficulties, speech difficulties and bullying at school because of her scars.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
The team examined feeding scars and remaining living tissue at the University of Sydney's One Tree Island Research Station, located on the Great Barrier Reef.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Most astonishing to me were their scars: the burned-out crevices, cut deep into the heart of many of the trees, some big enough to ride a horse through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Los Javis use the stories to tell the tale of a brutal war that divided Spain and left deep scars, and the story of the joys and hardships of ordinary men turned into soldiers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
She glanced at his bare chest, which was sweaty, bony, and streaked with old scars from weapon-making accidents.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
