unhealed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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"A missing patch of hair isn't a threat to an animal, but an unhealed wound is."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
Perry's blamed an "unhinged and unhealed" internet - but is toxic social media the only reason?
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
For those who fought on the side of the South and were displaced, the wounds from the war remain unhealed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Lay the salmon next to these foods: it's pink like an unhealed scar, frail and looks in need of a hug.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2023
He had worried for her, that she might become hunched and lame, as people did when their wounds went unhealed.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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