bear a scar
Frequency: 6.35.1 per million words
often figurative
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Examples (10)
- The countryside still bears the scars of the recent hurricane.
- After the accident, he will always bear a small scar above his eye.
- Many veterans bear invisible scars from their time in combat.
- The old tree bears the scars of countless lightning strikes.
- Despite the healing, her heart will always bear the scars of that betrayal.
- The ancient city walls still bear the scars of past sieges.
- She had to bear the scars of a difficult childhood for many years.
- Even a minor surgery can bear a permanent scar.
- The artist's work often bears the scars of his personal struggles.
- Will humanity ever truly heal, or will it forever bear the scars of its history?