wart
noun
a small, often hard, abnormal elevation on the skin, usually caused by a papomavirus.
warts
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pluralof wart.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This means there's a generation of young people who have grown up in this world - warts and all.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Still, the book doesn’t quite deliver on its promise; this “warts-and-all” look at the American past dwells, a bit predictably, on the warts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
And though the book has its shortcomings, he rightly sees the movie as a kind of passkey into the history of the first half-century of Hollywood itself, warts and all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
Having spent nearly 50 years telling America’s stories, warts and all, Ken Burns knows better than to traffic in the reassurance business.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
His shame should have left red warts on his face.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
