| 单词 | scar |
| 例句 | Hideous though it was, the scar emphasized her strength. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw that he touched the scar on his forehead very often, rubbed it, and drew its outline with his fingers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Here’s how I think of it, though: They have already harmed me, leaving permanent scars. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On the bottom of one of his bare feet was a scar identical to the motionless woman’s. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “They’re reporting that the nineteen terrorists were affiliated with Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda,” said the scarred man. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The scabs on her arms dried up and became little scars, barely visible. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be a scar, to be sure. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z To the right of the twin thrones stood Goghor the Giant, a huge hulk of a man with a brutal, scarred face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There ought to be a suture, a layer of scar tissue, stretching up the eastern seaboard of the United States. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The scars from the war, which I felt so deeply, weren't visible in the passing landscape. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He traced the scar lightly with his index finger, starting at the top by the eyebrow. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z His pants rode up, exposing a nasty scar on his right ankle. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She stood at the kitchen sink, rinsing, while I stealthily checked the scar she wore on her wrist like a badge. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I touched the raised scar and decided that honesty was my only course. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t leave even when the police lady took pictures of my scars. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He's a big, broad-shouldered man with burn scars from years at the ovens. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Her face was sallower, and there was a long scar, partly hidden by the hair, across her forehead and temple; but that was not the change. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I told Sirius about my scar,” said Harry, shrugging. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I ran my fingers through my hair once more, to be certain the offensive scar was well hidden, but still I stood, uncertain. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “What are you guys doing?” a slightly overweight teenager with unkempt black hair and a distinctive scar across the top of his forehead asked us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The day of the funeral he still had some scars. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like a knife had cut deep into the old painful wound, sliced open the healed scar, and caused it to bleed freely once again. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I guess the only thing that is all mine is the scar above my left eye, where Mundín once hit me with a pellet from a BB gun he had aimed at the sky. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z If it hadn’t been for Voldemort, Harry would not have had the lightning scar on his forehead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The plants were too green, the sky too blue, the road too black, like a scar knifed into the landscape. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The scar on his lip almost disappeared when he smiled. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He is the man with the scarred face from the aptitude test. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A scarred ruin belching smoke, the only fireman dispatched to extinguish it slouched in defeat, blistered and weary, his hose run dry. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Matt could imagine him as a boy, long before the events that had blunted his nose and reamed him with scars from head to toe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The eunuch rubbed his swollen stomach, crisscrossed with old white scars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For a terrifying moment, I expected a second figure to emerge from the darkness—Yakov striding forward, cloaked in the same flames that had scarred him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Madoc is already seated on the largest of the faerie steeds, an impressive creature with a scar beneath one eye. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For miles, out the open door, Werner sees no sign of humans save the occasional railcar capsized beside the tracks, twisted and scarred by some kind of explosion. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I stared at the scar on Kevin s neck before I got out of the car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Two of the men had patterns of V-shaped scars on their foreheads. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally held out her right hand, the scarred palm facing up, sweaty dirt tracing the lines on it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We both had a heavy case of that, but only I still sport the scars. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They shook hands at the station, and Charles watched the train pull out and rubbed his scar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s going to leave a pretty good scar,” he added. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The gray glow of morning did nothing to disguise the scars on the woman’s face, but they could see the gentle look in her eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Again the judge studied the doorman's battered face: the scars; the bashed-in nose; the hard, blue eyes under those taped spectacles. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The old scar on his forehead, which was shaped like a bolt of lightning, was burning beneath his fingers as though someone had just pressed a white-hot wire to his skin. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When she bit off the top, the yolk fell in golden crumbles onto the scarred wooden table. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pressed white linen over a scarred table, a crisp clean sheet over a stained mattress. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I felt suddenly shy without his presence to cover my cheek, and my hair fell across my scar as if it had a mind of its own. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Harry is as sane as you or I. That scar upon his forehead has not addled his brains. I believe it hurts him when Lord Voldemort is close by, or feeling particularly murderous.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nya had heard some of the teenage boys talking about that— wondering why he had no scars when clearly he was a grown man. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The left side of his face was a web of scars that radiated out, leaving bald strips running through his black hair and beard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We were near enough to see the M-shaped scar on his weathered tan face, and the bright gold coin swinging from the chain around his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Although the big scar and trembling hand were a constant reminder of his narrow escape from death, Cherrie didn’t let it bother him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z As proof he showed them the scar on his foot which in other years they had both seen many a time. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There were thin scars around his eyebrows, and two crossed blue scars on the bridge of his battered nose. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A narrow scar remained, and would always remain, on Angela's cheek. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She said to Mr. Taylor, “She got a scar like a sliver of the moon on her left shoulder what run over and down on her chest.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “The doctor got all the glass out. He said when the swelling and redness go down, I’ll look basically the same as I used to. Just with a lot of scars.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The blood masked the worst of his scars, but his eyes were white and wide and terrifying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Let it drown, Harry thought, his scar burning almost past endurance, please... let it drown. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I could remember the scars, thick and ugly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I kept running my finger up and down my scars. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Now living with her grandmother in America, she had been badly burned in the attack, the scars stretching across one side of her body. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “You will not be able to read for about ten days. He told me he will know by then about the scar tissue.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z My heart slowly cracks under the new scar. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Bono pressed his hand to the dirt, that his fist might be pimpled and scarred. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z For all he knew, my entire torso was one giant mass of scar tissue. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mercy’s spinning wheel faltered, and Rachel’s hand, lighting a pine knot, trembled so that a spark fell on the table unheeded and left a small black scar. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He was going to sue, because his daughter was going to be scarred for life. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Some had made scars on their bodies as a sign of beauty. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your father tells me you know about the scar tissue." The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z My feelings for her were buried under scar tissue built up over 103 lonely nights spent wondering what I’d done to drive away everyone I cared about. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “But — he wasn’t there, was he? You-Know-Who? I mean — last time your scar kept hurting, he was at Hogwarts, wasn’t he?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nothing I've endured—the whippings, the scarring, the beatings—none of it matters. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “But Mother, he’s a monster,” I said, wiping water from the scar on my forehead. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The scars have faded a little, but I doubt they’ll ever disappear. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nicole lounges with the Jocks, comparing scars from summer league sports. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I bent closer and the dent turned into a scar, and then the scar revealed itself to be a series of deliberate cuts. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He pushes his black hair back to show us the scar. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His grip was solid, his hand calloused and scarred. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Gray ash collects on the grate; black burns scar logs. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Some of my acne scars never went away, but I was much better off than I'd been without it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Her face is covered with scars that look like razor marks. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The man had a head that had been scoured by acne long before war scars had been layered on top. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She put her thumb on the small scar. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Archer swallowed, making his scar shift over the motion of his throat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Yeah. My father stayed with him for twenty-seven hours straight. And remember the time Claudia Odom cut her foot on that broken glass? He sewed her up so good you can’t even see the scar.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She touched her scar with a slender finger. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, with no warning, he’d develop a high fever, and pus formed in angry bubbles along the scars left by many operations. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When Angelika set the food in front of me, her eyes went to the fresh scar on my face, rinsed clean of salve and patted dry. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They were scarred, bruised, calloused, greasy; one fingernail was black and blue and coming off—some hands. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was cramped inside, the air a stale haze, the char of many fires scarring the dirt center. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Judging by their worried looks, and by the continued pounding of his scar, his sudden excursion into Voldemort’s mind had not passed unnoticed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The rough scars of his knuckles brush past my waist as his hands pull me close. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “The scarred and aching teachers received a hero’s welcome.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z For while the woman’s eyes were kind, her face was horribly scarred—the skin as rough as the outside of an oyster shell. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A shaggy beard covered his cheeks and neck, but the hair would not grow over the scar, so a shiny seam of puckered, twisted flesh divided his face like a crevasse through a snowfield. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Despite the dark, I recognized his shape, and when the light from a lamp behind him illuminated the hideous scar on the side of his face, I knew for certain that it was Edmund. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I noticed that scar a few weeks ago. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He's got a scar on one side of his face and doesn't move as fast. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her face was smooth and bronze, with a high-bridged, regal nose and a scar bisecting her right eyebrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The blue-white scar was constant, the noise unendurable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The scar ran from the center of his head to the nape of his neck. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The deep scar on her forehead made her easily recognized. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I am living with his scar, I sit back every day and remember that it is only a scar, and count my bless-ings that my dad is still alive. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z His back was a great wall of black flesh, and I saw a cruel scar on one shoulder. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m seeing a lot of scars and tattoos. Your people?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In it a man sits, stripped above the waist, exposing for the camera a map of raised, crisscrossing scars. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He took Nok's hand in his and rubbed the scarred tattoo. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then they broke out into the sunlight and for a while they were busy finding and devouring rood as they moved down the scar toward the platform and the meeting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Close enough to see the scars and the righteous anger. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The chemical has also destroyed some important insect predators and so has caused an increase in the tortricids — small, stout-bodied moths whose larvae scar the surface of the bananas. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was big and swollen and riddled with crevices and white, scarred blemishes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It hurts to see Beck like this: rebuilt nose, facial scars, disabled for life, Beck wondering if he can practice medicine again, and the like. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Reaching out to feel the smooth skin of her arm, the raised scars I’m sure are on her body. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I told her I didn’t care if I had some silly old scar. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The scar on her forehead was barely visible. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He stretched out a hand that was as badly scarred as his face, and Dumbledore shook it, muttering words Harry couldn’t hear. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The little scar on his mouth twitched like it always did when he had bad news to share. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The patterned grains of wood in the scarred surface reminded her of currents in the Mississippi River. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The eyes behind his glasses were bright green, and on his forehead, clearly visible through his hair, was a thin scar, shaped like a bolt of lightning. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z On June 1, 1893, workers removed temporary railroad tracks that had scarred the lawns near the lagoon and just south of the Electricity and Mines buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I looked at my arms, sure that they would be hideously scarred, but they seemed fine. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The wound on his brpast was as healed as it would ever be, the scar that covered it grey and red and hideous. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Gently, he lifted my hair shield, revealing the ugly scar for everyone to see. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At once, Harry’s scar felt as though it had split open again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Five boys and a girl had forged those scars with the bulks of their unborn selves. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of Ruelle Vaillant and dug my fingernails into the scars on my hands, wishing I could become small, immaterial. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie stroked his arm where his shirt hid the long, pale scar. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z First-line antibiotics wiped out the infection, and he recovered with only a few scars left on his neck. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I wonder if words can make scars on your heart. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After I drink it down, she sits in front of me, her scars inches from my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I open my eyes and see the scars. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z At dose hand, the bril-liant blue armor looked rather less splendid; everywhere it showed scars, the dents of mace and warhammer, the long gouges left by swords, chips in the enameled breastplate and helm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Voldemort’s tone was musing, calm, but Harry’s scar had begun to throb and pulse: Pain was building in his forehead, and he could feel that controlled sense of fury building inside Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His hair had fallen to the wrong side and I could see the long scar at his hairline, all dented and puckered, with ridges of white flesh cutting across it to the browbone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Was it possible that Ucho had suffered because of my scar? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But over millions or billions of years, they are capable of utterly erasing even very large impact scars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The forlorn-looking young man showed me the bullet hole near the patella; there was no exit scar. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some went reluctantly, yet they went . . . and one scarred old man returned a brief time later, hopping and grinning, his hands overflowing with figs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He blundered into the bathroom while Adam was bathing and saw the ugly bullet scar and heard himself ask against his will, “Father, what’s that scar?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Not only has it been scrubbed clean, the nails are filed in perfect ovals, the scars from the burns are less prominent. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The dragon did not seem to have noticed anything: It was already fifty feet away, swooping low over the lake to scoop up water in its scarred snout. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Caesar told the children how he got the small scar over his eyebrow, dragging a finger across it: He was caught by a slave catcher in North Carolina but got free. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Beyond falls and cliffs there was a gash visible in the trees; there were the splintered trunks and then the drag, leaving only a fringe of palm between the scar and the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Bobby bit Ramirez on the arm, leaving scars that remain fifty years later. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z No one else had ever survived such a clawing, and the scar reminded everyone of Vandara's courage and vigor as well as her malevolence. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And she be in there? Her with the horrid scar?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He came home with a crescent-shaped scar on his temple, seriously weakened vision in his left eye, and a suspicion of his own cowardice from which he could never recover. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Or Cherrie, who had scars on his shoulder and body from a piranha attack. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Chunking up the dirt in Miss Sadie’s yard, I could feel it grinding into the scar above my knee. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z All the scars were smooth and silver, streaking him like lightning, like lines of gentle remembering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z You couldn’t tell from his scarred face whether he was afraid or not, but the scars looked darker than usual. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z RON: The trolls could be going to a party, the giants to a wedding, you could be getting bad dreams because you’re worried about Albus, and your scar could be hurting because you’re getting old. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z The lane went back to a barred gate, became defunctive in grass, a mere path scarred quietly into new grass. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In Congo a slashed jungle quickly becomes a field of flowers, and scars become the ornaments of a particular face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On her right shin, visible even in the dimness of the indoor light, a thin pink scar jags down from her knee. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The pain in his scar was reaching a peak, burning as it had done in the garden of the Burrow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “No more than those little scars you’ve got from tumbling around when you were little,” he said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z There’s a scar zigzagging across his left cheek and one running from the base of his nose into his lip. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Though scarred and cracked, they were sculpted from years of hammering, chiseling, and fishing, and were twice the size of the foreman's. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Were these related to the same scar of history? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z All were wealthy and at the peaks of their careers, but all also bore the scars of nineteenth-century life, their pasts full of wrecked rail cars, fevers, and the premature deaths of loved ones. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It sank so deep, nothing was left but a scar of fresh dirt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z His attention goes right to the scar on my cheek. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My hand automatically goes to the scar on my left temple, which I associate with confusion. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Circling Stella’s legs are long-ago scars from the chains she wore as a youth: her bracelets, she calls them. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z It was not the fleshy, scarred hand of Grandfather. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Xenophilius did not take Harry’s hand, although the eye that was not pointing inward at his nose slid straight to the scar on Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He has pale skin and a face infested with fight scars, but he somehow still manages to be handsome. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Nana is gritty and hard; she wears her wrinkles and liver spots like battle scars from a war she’ll never stop fighting. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She must not handle his scarred thigh, or the game was up. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And now I see my scarred self hiding throughout many, many years. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Even the Congo has tried to slip out of her old flesh, to pretend it isn’t scarred. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every foot of the landscape from here on north would be scored and scarred with reminders of glaciation—scattered boulders called erratics, drumlins, eskers, high tarns, cirques. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Gassendi saw no need to make an explicit distinction between the evidence of vestiges and the evidence of witnesses, but he certainly did not think that the scar ‘testifies’ to the wound. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “Don’t scratch, miss, unless you want big ugly scars. That’s rule one with chicken pox: break a blister and leave a pit. You’ll resemble Swiss cheese in no time.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The shields had been painted red-and-gold, though the Lannister lions were lumpy and misshapen, and already well scarred by die first boys to take a tilt at them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “They will not scar if they don’t burst.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I dropped my basket and covered the scar with my hands, holding the skin tightly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Instead she gave her pox scars and a mummer’s mole on one cheek with a dark hair growing from it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was still an ugly scar across her stomach, but it had sealed into a thin, jagged line. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Celaena lifted her right hand so she could see the scars on it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It hung down from one shoulder, exposing a puckered scar that might have been many hundreds of years old. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The beach was cut and scarred and padded by the feet of animals that had come to drink and to hunt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She wondered if it was affected, or if his religious freedom allowed him to retain whatever scarring caused the limp. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The scar on his cheek, you could hardly see, but it had stayed with him. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He looked out the panes that were already a little frosted over, and the moonlight flooded him, and his scar was a bright ragged line along his side. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Dust motes danced in the beam as he swung it back and forth, revealing scarred metal and rows of bolts and protruding edges and ridges. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There, shining white on the back of his cold hand, were the scars which Dolores Umbridge had forced him to carve into his own flesh: I must not tell lies. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Next a scarred man with a missing eye. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He glanced back for a second and saw Vikus knock the scarred rat into the river with the hilt of his sword. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Silence fell; then he asked, “Where’d you get that scar on your right hand?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The scar left by the bonfire was still visible on the lawn behind the house, where Capricorn’s men had piled up the books and burned them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I am already married” she remarks to the empty air, twisting the ring on her right hand that covers an old, distinctive scar. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She ran a finger over each of the chalk-white scars, tracing their curve, then wiggled her fingers to ensure no nerves had been severed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He smiled, the scar rippling on the side of his face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Freddie tried to clean me up and stitch my face, but it was already scarring. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z So we lay to rest the wide-eyed wonder we once thrived upon, replacing it with scars of which we never speak, too knotted for any amount of technology to repair. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “You really shouldn’t cover up your scar,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “How did you get that scar? On your wrist?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He had a heavily scarred face and a weapon in his hands. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “Er — no, thanks, Colin,” said Harry, who wasn’t in the mood to have a lot of people staring avidly at the scar on his forehead. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The new bruises were still bright, offsetting the old scars that mapped his body. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “We all bear scars, Dorian. Mine just happen to be more visible than most. Sit there if you like, but I’m going to get dressed.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I see a faint scar above his upper lip. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Alice worked once with a Swedish tailor who had a scar from his earlobe to the comer of his mouth. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A scar stretches in a thick line from just above her right eyebrow to her lip, rendering her blind in one eye and giving her a lisp when she talks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Joffrey said nothing, but a man strange to Arya, a tall knight with black hair and bum scars on his face, pushed forward in front of the prince. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When the wound did heal, it left a long and crinkled scar, and while most scar tissue is lighter than the surrounding skin, Charles’ scar turned dark brown. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The Hound's scarred face was hard to read. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In the midst of my thought my eye fell on the red scar on my poor darling’s white forehead. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to give him any indication that I was going to the attic to reopen the tender new scar tissue at my wrists. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She became all too aware of the three long scars down her back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And like many inmates, he has scars: three inches long on his waist below the ribs, about one inch long on his arm, penny-size circles that look like two bullet wounds on a shoulder blade. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jani” he said, “I would take every scar you have, every minute of suffering, if I could.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On his left cheek, an ugly raised scar ran all the way from the corner of his eye into the depths of his dark beard. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It landed on the ground, struggling mightily, right in front of the young man with scars on his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Harry had no idea which way was up, which down: His scar was still burning; he expected to die at any second. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “The scar tissue can grow over the pupil.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z His face is scarred from smallpox, and his shoulders look as though they’ve been hewn from soft clay. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He saw her hands then, the awk-ward way she held them, the raw red scars, the stiffness of the last two fingers on her left. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This place was scarred and broken, more ruin than redoubt, a haunt of crows and corpses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Prim quietly points out the widespread fallout from that disaster— the pox scars on people’s bodies, the slightly disfigured children. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z His body was covered in scars; some of them looked fresh, like the big one across his face that had taken out an eye. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But one of them, a lean rat with a scarred face, left his group and walked toward them. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't do anything permanent like carve "killer" on my forehead and wait for it to scar. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z His name was Mullah Fatiullah Khan, a short, stubby man with a face full of acne scars and a gruff voice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Only the occasional access ladder to the roof interrupts the scarred metal walls. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Ralph sketched a twining line from the bald spot on which they stood down a slope, a gully, through flowers, round and down to the rock where the scar started. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A moment later he was battling with the complex undergrowth that was already engulfing the scar. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She picks a long piece of grass and scars it with her thumbnail. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Her skin was stretched over her puffy cheeks like shiny scar tissue that covers old vaccination marks. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The scar on my ribs was about the size of my outstretched hand, and Dinitia noticed it immediately. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The hunter now limped and rattled and was covered in scars. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mazen sits at a table in the room beyond, his scarred face lit by a lone candle. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z No face, baggy clothes, eyes peering out from a mass of scars. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She glanced at his bare chest, which was sweaty, bony, and streaked with old scars from weapon-making accidents. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Some of the scales were dented, pitted, and cracked; others were missing entirely, revealing long, crooked scars in the bare skin beneath. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The sticky sweat of the unwanted siesta aroused the scars of the sores in his armpits. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z On the whole, Gutshot had been physically unkind to him: a puffy scar above his eye, forty-four distinct shoulder bruises, and of course a still-painful gaping hole in his gut. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z His passion for Amaranta had been extinguished without leaving any scars. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He had frightened me, this yunka stranger who made my heart slow and revealed my scar to the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z For several minutes, he sat and watched the old headmasters and headmistresses snoozing in their frames, thinking about what he had just heard, and running his fingers over his scar. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Faces and buildings seem enlarged, exposing their scars. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Her scarred abdomen had become tight and smooth, and she no longer breathed hard at the effort. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The cat had scars all over it and one completely white eye. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And still his scar prickled, and he knew that Voldemort was getting there too. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Do you know if curse scars sometimes hurt years afterward? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I walked off to my room to look for my lightning bolt scar. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The first night after their arrival here Dustfinger had stolen into the village, his scarred face blackened with soot because it was too easily recognizable. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if that’s really a question. It’s too obvious. Wouldn’t I be happier without scars?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Dany had no need to count his scars; there were many, she could see at a glance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As he walked away we could see his round pink scar spying back at us through the trees like a small, laughing eye. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z You had to say you had a scar so you couldn’t shave. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Mia touched a knuckle to her brow, as if she’d forgotten the scar existed, and a drop of warm sudsy water ran down her temple. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The bonnet covered the scar on her temple, for the most part. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Even so, the mark of Nazi genetics remained, like an indelible scar. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His scar was still burning so badly that his eyes were watering. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As I watched, it turned into a small scar, and disappeared. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Nina did her best to smooth the scars on Inej’s forearm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She was gorgeous, with glossy short hair and crazy-long legs, but with a massive scar across her face. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It had scarred over, but the stretched skin felt like it was still working at keeping things together. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And with a giant and a strangely scarred swarthy fellow. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The knife scar on his cheek was a pretty strong clue that the men my grandfather was chasing were not model citizens. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Not only are the scars from the arena gone, but those accumulated over years of hunting have vanished without a trace. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z His deeply scarred face was hard to read. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There were those who had been victims of these terrors and carried fresh scars to show for it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The dirt under her nails, the healing scars on her hands, the ache in her shoulders and back from digging Pol’s grave. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a part of him that wished he could help her, throw away the bottles of liquor in her cabinet and wipe away the paranoia that scarred her life. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Giant scars sliced through one spot, as if an oversize claw had ripped the earth. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The black man was scarred, he was cautious, he was apprehensive. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Archer brought up his shaking hands and put his fingers to the base of his throat, where his scar began, and spread them around his neck like claws. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was corded muscle, scars, but only two tattoos—the Dregs’ crow and cup on his forearm and, above it, a black R on his bicep. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When Alexandra was given a cardiogram after the war, the examining doctor found that her heart was so scarred, it looked as though she’d had a heart attack. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Race issues still scarred civil society, certainly, but one problem that Americans were happy to live without was the blight that ravaged Europe in the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s: militant nationalism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Have we told them about Harry’s scar too? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Fear had clamped down on his brain and the scars on the back of his leg—the raised dots and dashes like Morse code on his skin—served as a reminder that dogs were dangerous. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She cradled the tea in her scarred hands and blew on it to cool it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The only other thing that mattered to him was that his scar had begun to prickle again, although he did all he could to hide this fact from the other two. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But Vandara was older, heavier, and unflawed except for the scar, the reminder that she had fought a beast and escaped alive. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Noticeable burn mark scars on his hands and legs. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “I thought I had inherited both the scars of the fire and the impurities which made the fire necessary—all inherited, I thought. All inherited. Do you feel that way?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He even smiles occasionally, remembering, and that’s when I turn sideways and look at his face, trace his scars with my finger and without speaking I tell him again and again that I’m home. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain looked: square head, white hair, a battered face, scarred around the eyes like an old fighter. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I love her more for her scars. in a red and white dress with matching hat and booties that Mother knitted. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This scar was the only hint of Harry’s very mysterious past, of the reason he had been left on the Dursleys’ doorstep eleven years before. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “That’s it. The rest of us are just cut and bruised and scarred for life.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The wound had not worried Charles, but the scar did. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “From what I can see,” he said, “there are three large scars—and perhaps some smaller ones. Not as awful as I expected, but...well, the dresses can cover it, I suppose.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And then, after forever, he said, “It’s above my knee and it just tapers a little and then it’s just skin. There’s a nasty scar, but it just looks like—” “What?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I nod at the scars on her arms and the bruises on her hands. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z After a month, the bandages were removed, but the scars were still deep red. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She had those two cigarette burns on her upper arm and a scar on one hand from a hot pan of cream-cheese brownies. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “But it was supposed to have stopped! Your scar—it wasn’t supposed to do this anymore! You mustn’t let that connection open up again—Dumbledore wanted you to close your mind!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He looked carefully at Harry, his eyes lingering on the scar that stood out, livid, on Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It could mean more pain, more scars, and might even undo the work the doctors had already done. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z And the scar’s red, but it’s no longer tender or swollen. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z They were a people left scarred, emotionally and physically. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Yet, now the paper was invisibly fastened in the book, with only a thin line, like a scar, showing that it had ever been removed. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z His fingers moved to the river scar on my cheek, and I was surprised to find that my hand was no longer covering it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Those are bitter scars you bear, lad,” he said. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Or have I touched some deep fear within her, some wound or scar? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The old scar, white and fleshy, still remembers the hard kiss of the dancing knife. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z His scars, she knew, had kept the silly girls away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was taller than I and his face was very thin under the shadow of his cap-visor and the scar was new and shiny. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z His scar might as well have been a wrinkle, and his thin smile a seam. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her hair could have used a wash and she had a faded pink scar on her pretty neck, but he liked the smell of her, salt and sweat and woman. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “There are legends, though,” said Harry, and as his heart rate quickened, the pain in his scar became more intense; he was sure that Voldemort had decided to put his idea into action. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Your scar’s not hurting again, is it?” asked Ron nervously. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She hated this man with the scar on his mouth, this man who was preventing her from doing what she had vowed to do. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Colin looked up then and wiped a single bead of sweat from his tanned, scarred forehead. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Dear Sirs, You may have my permission to run tests and experimental treatments on my son, Clancy James Beaumont Gray, provided these do not leave visible scars. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Through Reyna’s haze of rage and grief, she noticed the giant’s new scars. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She rubbed at them with the heels of her scarred hands. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “There was an old scar across it, but he managed to make out the writing: ‘Property of the Alacran Estate.’ The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Look: There are scars along my back where they put pins in me to heal the vertebrae. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The angry light in his eyes was still there, and so was the scar down the side of his face, where a dragon had once scratched him. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Harry raised his wand, but as he did so, his scar seared more painfully, more powerfully than it had done in years. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “In what way?” asked Harry, rubbing his scar absently. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In that light, I could see every bruise and cut on his face, some just beginning to heal, and others that had long since scarred. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Under poisonous clouds, the rolling terrain glistened purple with dark red and blue scar lines. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When finished, he moves his hand across the top of his stubbly head, pausing briefly at the scar halfway down the back of his scalp, a souvenir care of his father’s belt buckle. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Strong Belwas thumped his scarred belly with his fist and swore to eat Brown Ben’s heart with plums and onions. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her brown face, flawless but for the recent jagged scar on her forehead, was expressionless. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z His eyes roved over the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead, and their expression grew hungrier. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z There was a jagged scar across his forehead—the remnant of what must have been a bad wound. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Those scars, everyone said, were cigarette burns inflicted by his captors during one of those experiences. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The traffic began to clear a little, and she waited, rubbing the scar on her right palm. and took a step forward into the light. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Celaena caught the princess’s eyes lingering on the few scars on her hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Like a scar,” I said, touching my leg. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z His fingers strayed to his neck—the scar. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The ritual scar patterns on her forehead were familiar: They were Dinka patterns, which meant that she was from the same tribe as Salva. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She could see that his forehead was too high, that a small scar cut a white stroke through his eyebrow. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Wishes I keep to myself: Wish I could do what boys do and let the sun darken my skin, and scars grid my knees. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t turn my head enough to see him, but his voice was rough and scarred. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I bite my lip and fire at the scarred man. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Angrily, I brought it to my face, rubbing it along my cheeks and forehead to cover the skin and offensive scar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I leaned in, touched my scarred cheek to the stone, and looked up at its pointed tip. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “If you don’t believe me, it would be my pleasure to give you a demonstration. Perhaps your friend here would like a scar to match the one you gave me?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mother had a six-inch scar on her hip from a legionnaire who nearly got the best of her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Ma wouldn’t have found out about it if it weren’t for the big scratch that still scars my face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, he hadn’t given me my scar, and I was partly responsible for his. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Herbert Richardson was a Vietnam War veteran whose nightmarish experiences in brutal conditions left him traumatized and scarred. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Maybe she’s has a scar, or one eyelid droops, or her nose is a mottled purple. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I threw a wild overhead right at one of his cheek scars, but he caught my fist in his bare hand and squeezed so hard I thought he was gonna break all my stupid fingers. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Marq Mandrake, whose pox- scarred face had a hole in one cheek where a slave’s mark had been burned away, wore a chain of golden skulls as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There were scars on her scalp from where they tried to fix her. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The image of Edmund's scarred face flashed in my mind, and like an animal, I was suddenly alert to danger. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z With one scarred hand, he swiped at the salty rivulets, careful to avoid rubbing off the LED paint. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a very tall gaunt captain of artillery with a red scar along his jaw. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A gash above one eye had sent a wash of blood down across the Hound's old bum scars, masking half his face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “There goes that vermin, again,” a man with a hideous scar on his left cheek remarked, making an obscene gesture at the passing trucks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I moved close enough to stand over Moonface, and he looked up at me with his scarred, pitted, round face. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The coach looked like an old gangster: broken nose, a scar on his cheek like a stitched shoestring. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Though long healed, the smooth, whitish scars still ache with the cold. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He saw boys with scars, boys with limps, boys with pockmarked faces. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A memory tip: If you scarify something, you leave scars. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But something had maimed him, scarred him like Reverend Cooper’s knot, like Saul’s missing teeth, and like his own father. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d gotten too big, and had the scabs and scars on her spine and elbows and knees to prove it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Navigating by trees and rivers, railway tracks and the long straight scars of Roman roads. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Under one eye she still bore faint scars where a knife had cut away her tears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I have scars tattooed on my arms and legs from falls on this concrete. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Her face marked her as being of middle years, dotted with freckles and pox scars. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I ought to have done that with Luke, paid more attention, to the details, the moles and scars, the singular creases; I didn’t and he’s fading. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z No person had ever touched my scar before. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We felt comfortable in our skins, enjoyed the news that our senses released to us, admired our dirt, cultivated our scars, and could not comprehend this unworthiness. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z My friend Gerald—his dad beats him—he’s got this big scar on his face from when he had to get stitches when his dad knocked him against a radiator. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You could see that from the scars on him. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Her bruises were long gone, but she still had scars where her manacles had rubbed her wrists and ankles raw. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When a small, icy object collides with a planet or a moon, it may not produce a very major scar. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We rushed to the hospital and they took care of it, but my skin had a weird reaction to the bite, and that’s how it healed up—with that scar.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She liked that sad woman running away from her sick father, the woman with the interesting scar and the surprising taste in books. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We stood on the ramparts of the keep, looking out between the stone crenellations at the bare trees and scarred hills of Bertulf’s domain. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z His uneasiness at my reply led me to suspect that, had she had the scars he inquired after, the proof of her nobility might have been made more sure. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As Harry looked at her, he lowered his hand absentmindedly and touched the lightning scar on his forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His fingers had strayed absently to his cheek, following the wiry scar that drew a path from his jawline to his crumpled nostril. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I rolled off the bed, quickly unbuttoned my dress at the waist, and pulled it open to show him the scar on my right side. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He had a big, round face that was covered with acne pits and scars. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z When he returns, he has scars on his hands and his feet, just like Jesus. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z All of them bore scars on their necks, wrists, and ankles. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She runs her fingers lightly over the scar and lets herself be sad for just a second. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Standing in the aisle, I feel the scars on my face. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Slughorn’s watery eyes slid over Harry’s scar, this time taking in the rest of his face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A tiny scar shaped like a Z ran from my hairline down behind my right ear. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z His hands were rough, the nails yellowed and chipped, the fingertips scarred. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I can scarcely even remember how he first looked to us, when we were shocked by the scars across his face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see it as clearly as though it were a gash, a wound, a scar. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z They were brawny and surly, and their faces bore the scars of the knife fights that were common among gang members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had remembered many things from my past on this journey, but I still couldn’t recall the time before my scar, when I must have accepted Mama’s kisses with little-girl delight. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Something about the twin scars banked deep into his memory, but now was not the time for reminiscing. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “You’re going to have a nice scar, young man, to remind you of this particular adventure.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Mercy,” muttered one woman as she studied my scar. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, the background still looks off to me, so I take a medium-thick brush and paint black stick figures pulsing in the air around Liberty, thorny scars that look like barbed wire. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sight and a scar that’ll be with me the rest of my life, right ’long with that trouble twixt me and Mr. Frederick Douglass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Autopsy results found Bell had a large, extensively scarred heart. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z If the talk he had heard was true, beneath that shirt Pretty Meris had only the scars left by the men who’d cut her breasts off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” said Harry quickly, flattening his hair over his scar. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Harry went restlessly back to the bed and sat down on it, running a finger over his scar again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The captain saw a ship breaker, tattooed with work stamps and scarred with hard labor. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I watched Mama and her hand carefully over the following days, and I thanked Inti when the skin healed without scarring. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He still had faint scars crisscrossing his legs from all his lashings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His portrait in solid gold, Ranofer thought as he watched the old man’s scarred hand slap the stone weights of the spindle around and around. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Yes, we will find her,” Olanna said too, and she felt as if they were all scratching desperate fingernails on a hard scarred wall. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Maybe it was because of the freezing water, but for the first time, I could see his scar clearly. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I didn’t like it when anyone paid too much attention to the emoticon scars on my back. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “New York is a ball tossed between the Loyalists and Patriots,” he said, scratching at the scar on his face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors would simply find some more spare cartilage and I’d end up with a scar on the left of my chest, just like the one I had on the right. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Because an angry, independently thinking victor with a layer of psychological scar tissue too thick to penetrate is maybe the last person you want on your squad. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Barely conscious of the fierce prickling of his scar, he too started to run around the cellar, feeling the walls for he hardly knew what, knowing in his heart that it was useless. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was a printing veteran whose hands bore the scars of the clunky outdated presses, several fingers misshapen from old fractures and curled inward like claws. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He handed the scarred man a packet of meat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I don’t want to share in this way; also I am insufficient in scars. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He redoubled his efforts to ignore the pulsing of his scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Where the repulsive scar had been there was now a smooth, pale patch of skin. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion scratched at his scar and tried to recall the author’s name. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had only to look at the scars to remember. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some of the best talks I have ever had started with someone asking, “This might seem rude, but can I ask about your face/nose/scars/bumps?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Chian smiles, distorting his scar, and claps his gloved hands together. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The resulting scar was uglier than the cyst. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Maybe all the sad things ’neath the scars and burns and the pieces that were missing off of their kin were stories best not looked at too hard. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He looked over at Ash as she entered, and she saw that a thin but prominent scar ran down his left eyebrow and partway down his cheek. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry moved to the window, turned his back on the spectacular view, and waited, his arms folded, his scar prickling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The scar line on his forehead twitched and tightened. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Fine, and—gravest of all—and this hasn’t been the case since Voldemort—Harry’s scar is hurting again. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z He was peering at his hands and, with the pads of his fingers, touching each one of his scars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She felt his glance go over the scar on her forehead almost as though he had touched it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He wept when he took off my shirt and saw the scar- words on my back. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an ugly boy, though admittedly more comely than a certain dwarf with half a nose and a scar from eye to chin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But our response to crime remains a blunt and expensive instrument that more often seems to scar the criminal than reform him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What am I bound to?” the boy asks, frowning at the scar where the ring had been moments before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even the scar on his lip, from when he’d tried to eat a stapler as a toddler, stung like a fresh wound. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I am the one who suffers! I am the one with the scar!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “The stag moved farther than we expected, Your Highness,” said the new arrival, and Ash realized that the man with the scar was Prince Aidan. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z By the following winter, it was only a faint scar. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His hand was solid as a rock, and his dark Cealdish complexion was tanned even darker than usual, highlighting a few pale scars that ran over his knuckles and up his arms. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The effect was to make his heavily scarred face look more twisted and contorted than ever, but it was nevertheless good to know that he ever did anything as friendly as smile. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She thought of her mom back home in her art studio in Providence, scarred and shorn and still beautiful, full of fierce belief in the rightness of her daughter. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Yes, you could learn a lot by laying your palm on someone’s scar. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There was anger in his voice, and he touched her chin where the scar ended. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A jagged line ran across his right cheek, and his eyebrows were crisscrossed with thin white scars. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He put his hand on her forehead where her scar showed dark and angry. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The tall one looked menacing because of his giant size and his scar. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m still scarred by that zit-popping video you and your sister made me watch over the weekend,” she says, shaking her head and smiling. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Sometimes he had a gap-toothed smile and an elegant, scarred face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was as tall as Father, but paler, and there was a scar by his right temple that he had gotten in a sword fight. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Draw from the outside in. Untouched forest first. Then capture the scarred terrain.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The top of his head had been recently shaved and “had the appearance of a great scar,” according to The New York Times. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Cain entered the hall, flanked by two guards and a scarred, burly man who must have been his trainer. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One that he hoped wouldn't result in him adding a smiley-faced scar on his other leg. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The scarred man spoke calmly and coldly, looking straight into Chamberlain’s eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, they softened some, but they always remained the chief features of Inigo’s face: the giant parallel scars running one on each side, from temple to chin. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I tell her, I wish I could erase these scars for you. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The silver streak in his closely shaven head glows in the subtle darkness, and the crescent-shaped scar under his right eye looks deeper. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He had terrible scars all over his chest from when the Japanese had tied him to a tree and tortured him by stabbing him with their bayonets. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The tall one had a scar by his cheek. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z His knuckles weren’t scarred and swollen like theirs, but his wrists were marked and the palms of his hands were callused. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My eyes linger on the faint scars of his knuckles. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z What looks like an older version of him appears on the screen, but this man doesn’t have the scar on his lip, and there are more wrinkles on his neck than freckles. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z By then, my parents had saved up enough to buy me a secondhand piano, a black Wurlitzer spinet with a scarred bench. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The scarred woman turned her back on Kira and she heard the growl again: a human imitation of a beast. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy stared at Archer, taking in the size of his arms, the set of his feet, the scar at his neck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Whenever I had my shirt off, he would make up some random comment about his artistic interpretation for the meaning of the scars on my back. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Harry’s parents had died in Voldemort’s attack, but Harry had escaped with his lightning scar, and somehow — nobody. understood why — Voldemort’s powers had been destroyed the instant he had failed to kill Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She smiles and the scar on her cheek twitches a little. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “What do they say about the scar tissue?” he asked. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Harry had escaped from the same attack with nothing more than a scar on his forehead, where Voldemort’s curse, instead of killing him, had rebounded upon its originator. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “He took my eye,” Chencho said, lifting the lock of hair from over his left eye to reveal a deformed eyelid fused together by thick scars. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She hugged him and looked at the jagged, swollen scar that ran from his chin to his neck and thought how quickly it spread, news of death. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The road deteriorated into a path scarred by deep ruts from the rainy season. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Cardan begins to strip off his shirt, showing an expanse of moon-pale skin and a back with a delicate tracery of faded scars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z With a feeling of unease, Harry saw Stan’s eyes move to the scar on Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The scar gave a warlike cast to his features, and Ash was surprised that her stepsisters had found him handsome. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone watching knew it then: the boy was scarred for life. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She watched as he rotated his wrists to look at his palms and then the backs of his hands, a few nicked scars marking his knuckles. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z "Before is not now, and this Hand is not the other," the scarred man said as they stepped out into the hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter how many hours he spent with the hood up and his hands scarred up and blackened with oil. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He had a terrible scar across the top of his skull. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A purplish-red scar coiled along the left side of his face, making the corner of his eye droop. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was in one of the dangerous times that I lost my eye and got the scar you see on my face. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I shifted my head to the side so my hair would fall over my scarred cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Before what happened with his parents and the cheek scars and him getting sent to a group home and breaking a kid’s arm and all his health problems. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The jagged scar along his cheek stood out starkly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Those knees in Mr. Kreuk's basement room had no scars; they were smooth and white and knobby. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Even if she won her freedom...even if she lived in peace in the countryside...those scars would always remind her of what she’d endured. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She moved toward the causeway, her feet scarring the snow for the first time. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Archer tapped the edge of his scar uncertainly, prodding the uneven, knotted skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And then his right hand begins to burn, the pain sharp and searing, beginning at the scar around his finger and racing up his arm, blacking out every thought in his mind. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They had been a way for me to heal from my father’s untimely death, while this simply ripped apart the scar tissue. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Other nights, as I remember Yana Urku, I run my fingers over my calves, over the long stripes of scars Papito gave me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Its marks, its scars, its wounds from old wars and the walking-backwards days .all fell away. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced at the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He isn’t the only one living with the scar, because I am also. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then she says, “Where did you get the scar? The real story this time.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “And in Africa your scarring would be highly prized.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The scar showed, pale and puckered, on his right temple. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But the crew leader had no scars on his face. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Ali Shekari looked at his own scars in the mirror and thought that he was half of a half. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Another guy with a thick red scar across his neck says, “You best move along. Now.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the floor, his scarred, bony head resting on one of the man’s feet, lay an old white English bull terrier. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His face reddened around old scars as he rejected a folded five-dollar bill. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see it in my head: a strong old oak tree with a wide scarred trunk and thousands of leaves reaching to the sun. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z You’ll look at the scars on your arms and see mere ugliness, or you’ll take great care to look away from them and see nothing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They fit almost as if they had been made for her, but for a tiny scar in the knee where the breeches had been mended. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He still had the scars on his back to prove it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Though I once hated the sight of the scar, I view it with a sort of pride now. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The man had two horrendous scars, one on each side of his mouth, twisting up all the way to his ears. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He had to touch his own hand to remember what year it was: thick welted scars from the shattered bottle glass. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “What's another scar?” he said absentmindedly as she pulled a wide gauze bandage taut against his forehead. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Above the small of the back were the same two scars, raised as thick as a finger. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I still have scars on my arms and knees. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “You must have been in a pretty bad street fight to get that scar.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z There's a noticeable scar on the side of his face near his temple. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z He noticed Ralph's scarred nakedness, and the sombre silence of all four of them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z With the same hand that had held the rock, Vandara stroked the scar on her throat. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody wears life’s scars a little differently, I supposed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I tried my best to resist the urge to pop my zits, because I'd been warned that would cause scarring, but they never seemed to go away on their own. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z All his aloofness dissolves as he stares at the scar. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A faded scar ran down his stomach to his navel, marring the smooth tan skin. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Now she pressed into Kiyoshi’s scars, moving her nails up and down and across his skin. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Catelyn clenched her hands, feeling the tightness in her scarred fingers where the assassin's steel had cut to the bone as she fought to save her son. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I touch my cheek, my lips, the puckered scar above my eyebrow, and am just running my fingers through my silken hair when I freeze. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Immediately, I slapped my own hand over the scar—an added layer of protection on top of the hair that already covered the cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She showed him the scar on her neck. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I can make that scar go away,” one of the merchants called to Hazel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It's not even bloodstained, A dull ache flares out from behind my ear, and I reach up to feel the ridge of a scar there. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She pulled his hand to her scarred face. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I drew it on. It’s been my experience that girls like scars even better than tattoos.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After a night’s sleep, his scar was less vivid. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The shopkeepers and other folks looked at my face and saw only the angry red scar, just starting to fade at the edges. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She knelt beside Haiyi, reached into her sleeve, and gave the scarred servant her handkerchief to wipe the spilled soup from her face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He has a scar on his temple and poor vision on the left side, from a war injury he doesn’t ever talk about, not being one to boast. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My father told me the inspiration for his book came from the scar on my back. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The touch of those small fingers on his face—tracing the furrows and ridges of the scars—made Antairis heart constrict, just a little. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Blond hair ... and a scar running along the left side of his face. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I remember how my classmates and I used to huddle, compare our battle scars on the first day of school. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She holds up her wrists, and even across the table I can see the scars. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Something happened to me, the scar seemed to say. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The forest looked sickly, the grass in the meadow was pale yellow, and the fire marks on Half-Blood Hill stood out like ugly scars. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “We know your scar hurt downstairs, and you’re white as a sheet.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There were scars, bad scars on his body. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrapped in a long oilcloth coat, the man was perched on one of the pilings like some enormous vulture with old scars crisscrossing his cracked lips. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was panicking now: He could see no way out, and it was easier, as his fear mounted, to block out Voldemort’s thoughts, though his scar was still burning. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z "Joff will carry those scars for the rest of his life." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He raised his chin so the firelight reached his scars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Ser Jorah started to rise, the widow snapped her fan closed, her scarred man slid out of the shadows .,. and behind them a girl screamed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He hid his scarred face in his hands and wept. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I run my tongue along the bite scars and swallow the memory like it’s bile. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Adam, the scar on my forehead isn’t going to go away, I’m afraid.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And then she saw a man with a heavily scarred face walking through the woods. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z His face was a mass of scars, and in one hand he held a sword, short and heavy as a cleaver. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were crawling with fleas and covered in scars and cuts and scrapes from being kept in a tiny gerbil cage. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The burns had healed, leaving faint, spidery scars across Haye’s skin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They passed men and women dressed in shabby tunics, some nursing freshly bandaged wounds from encounters with beasts, some marked by more permanent injuries Eke old scars and missing fingers. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She had pull with the police department, so the men in their flashy suits and fleshy scars sat with churchlike decorum and waited to ask favors from her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His cheeks and brow were scarred with intricate tattoos in green and black, ancient Valyrian sorcerer’s signs that supposedly made his flesh and skin as hard as steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As one of them—a puny man heaped with lavish fur and silk—turned to glare at her, Pinmei could see they were as scarred as the servant. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The door was scarred; the bell-chain was dangling loose, and the bell would not ring. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There’s a scar like a purple zipper on her chest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to think about his old house, his scars, the bomb. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He had a giant scar slanting down each cheek and seemed like no one to trifle with. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Of what? I don’t want a foul scar right across my head, thanks. I don’t think getting your head cut open makes you that special, myself.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Scattered throughout were the dark scars of bluffs and stone outcroppings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Young lives forever scarred by a foolish act.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z First, the scar on his face ran across his left eye, and over this eye he wore a black patch, fastened by a cord around his head. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Four star-shaped scars on the left cheek: Liar. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But what could be right and true about scarring a girl for life? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z His scar was burning: He felt angry and frustrated; he hated the idea that they were all imagining him to have power to match Voldemort’s. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Every inch of skin seemed to be scarred. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She noticed that the tree trunk was still scarred by foot holes and the birdlime barrier was still intact. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But now you know why Ali Shekari was scarred on over half of his body. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The neat stitches ringing it transformed what would have been an otherwise ugly lump into a shiny little sunshine of a scar. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His face, deeply scarred on that side, looked like old leather. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He still had the scar under his eye—a jagged white line from his battle with a dragon. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Take my word for it, jail scars the soul. And I was never able to help those I hurt.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They are scarred, like he was burned, and they clench around the paper like he wants to crumple it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z His face was turned from us, but the instant we saw we all recognised the Count—in every way, even to the scar on his forehead. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She touched the scar on her palm, still there, even though Peris’s had been rubbed away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I remembered his sly smile, the dragon-claw scar across his face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I touched my hand to my cheek, tracing the scar lightly with my fingers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She sighed and pulled up her sleeve, revealing a long scar from wrist to elbow. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Astonished, the old woman asked to examine her scar. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The scar on his forehead was still throbbing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z An old scar ran down the right side of his face, giving his cheek an odd, puckered look, like he’d swallowed a lemon. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She spent weeks in a hospital enduring painful skin grafts that left her terribly scarred. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z How could anyone see the scars on the streets and buildings and the wariness in the eyes of people trying to go about their lives and not feel their anxiety and fear? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z His eyes were on her face now, like they could not quite take in the magnitude of her scar. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He flexed his burned hand as he rode, opening and closing the scarred fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His scars turned red as she scratched, and it made her feel seasick. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Harry pulled back his bangs to show the lightning scar. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When she turned to give a nervous smile to whoever it was, she recognized the pink scar beside his left eye. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, imagining how this water would feel on my face once the scar was gone. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes I think my father has all these scars. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes Farid thought he saw his scarred face among the low-growing branches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Who would be happy to gain such a scar?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He ran his hand over the scars, feeling the edges; then he followed the jagged skin down the side of his own cheek, along his neck. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “That scar makes you more beautiful.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The scar Luke had given me last summer was fading, but I could still see it—a white asterisk-shaped wound where his pit scorpion had stung me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She is about 16 years of age, and is a bright mulatto, about the ordinary height, with straight hair and tolerable good features—she has a ragged scar on her neck occasioned by a burn. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Her scarred forearm, hidden from the sun for years, looked pale in the Gold glow of the orbs. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Skinny and spotted with satin scars where scabs were picked, but legs, all our own, good to look at, and long. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He shrugged, and his hood moved a little, revealing the long scar that traversed his cheek. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But she couldn’t help but remember the scars on her mother’s hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The only thing unsettling about his appearance was a thick white scar that ran from just beneath his right eye to his jaw, like an old knife slash. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He took my chin in his fingers, turning it so that the last rays of the sunset fell on my scar. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He was little, yeah, and he had those nasty scars on his cheeks, but dude seemed strong and scrappy as hell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z To scar so much high-value breast meat would be bad business. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z About where he got the vast webwork of scars that decorated his face and torso. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Her father stroked her hair as the firelight flickered over the scar at his temple. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Do you bear many scars?” asked the prince. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Now that her scars were gone, Pinmei could see her wide, pleasant face, dimpled with laughter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And, most of all, that frayed and tattered letter stuck to my chest like a scar. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Still, the scars will always remind me of this escape. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Even now, red puffy scars still crisscrossed Cole’s body and served as painful reminders of the mauling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “An ugly brute, but scars alone don’t make a Second Son.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Show them the scars,” said the clown to the nurse. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Others are huge and gaping, leaving scars that never heal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The boy quickly opened a package—quickly despite the injuries and scars on one of his hands. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Harry thought fast, his scar still prickling, his head threatening to split again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Tall, bullet scarred, small-eyed, and jittery, he seemed to be wasting away from within—hence his nickname, Slim. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Odysseus was frightened, for on one foot was a scar made in boyhood days by a wild boar he had hunted, and he thought she would recognize it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The scar had ruined more than the skin on my face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The archer with the scar put his hand on Håkon’s shoulder. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z My scar was completely exposed, and it took all my will not to cover my cheek with my hand. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z No, the thing that was bothering Harry was that the last time his scar had hurt him, it had been because Voldemort had been close by. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He had gained some weight in the past couple of weeks, but his back was freckled with scars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z First, they cleared my ear canal of scar tissue and bone fragments; it was then that they discovered my eardrum had been shattered. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Deedee raised her scarred arm and squeezed his middle finger, held on to it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She pushed her sleeve up to show her father the tattoo that was now visible on the surface of her scarred wrist. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She touched my left side and rested her hand on my rib cage, midway down the line of the surgery scar. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A dark pink welt an inch long scars his left forehead like a cross. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The dog had taken a chunk out of the back of Satchmo's leg, left teeth marks that scarred in the shape of a sad face. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She was whipped so often that the back of her neck was covered with scars, crisscrossed with scars, so deep that they would be visible for the rest of her life. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They could not stop thinking about the men they had met “who had obvious scars on their hands where they’d had skin grafts,” John recalled decades later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The sail heals like a membrane, until all that remains is a faint scar where the tear had been, a slightly deeper beige than the rest of the canvas sail. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The swelling disappeared but where the silver wolf had kissed was now a rueful scar shaped like an X. It seeped for days. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The few flimsy trees were naked of leaves, and a long scar snaked across the packed dirt. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At this moment a rabbit with a white scar across his throat came down the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she began examining my legs and saw the scars on my left shin, she took my headphones off again and asked, “How did you get these scars?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When she had washed and rubbed his feet with golden oil, he turned, dragging his bench again to the fire side for warmth, and hid the scar under his rags. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your scars are awful,” he said, almost whispering. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “One of those guys has a big scar down the side of his face. That’s Al Capone,” I whisper to Natalie. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Carolina at the window, feeling her scars, wanted to verbalize a memory, but couldn’t. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands, resting in his lap, were covered with scars from all his work and whatever had happened before me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He felt as if somehow he had been granted a gift in escaping a sorrow that would have scarred his life. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He conceived a shame for his scar; he hated his scar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When the police interrogated Ralph, they encountered a man as psychologically complicated as he was physically scarred. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His knuckles were gnarled with burn scars, too, like melted candle wax, and he smelled like a dead animal. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sunlight washed over his face, and, in it, I saw how well the pink scar above his lip had healed. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He put his backpack under his desk and smoothed out his schedule on the scarred desktop. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I don’t shift my eyes from the scarred man, but I find the gun with my fingertips and wrap my hand around the handle. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We eat our lunches in the chilly dimly lit cellar of the school- house, where we sit in supervised rows on long scarred wooden benches under a festoon of heating pipes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Is the / for ‘illustrious’ or perhaps ‘impertinent’?” My face burned both in the scar and where his lavender- smelling fingers pinched my skin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s white, midthirties to early forties, has a brown buzz cut and a thin scar over his top lip. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Low Key, who was a grifter from Minnesota, smiled his scarred smile. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It is the same pain from when the scar was made, increased a thousandfold. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And there was that scar again, the smooth of it gleaming in the moonlight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z His fingers had left a little soot on his face when he stroked his scar. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My brain feels blank to everything, like a mound of clay, smooth, uninterrupted, and shapeless—without scars or memory. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A wife is the earth itself, changing hands, bearing scars. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “See the scar?” he said with pride, pulling up his left pant leg. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I glance over at Chian and study the scar. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There was the tiny mole just underneath her eye, the scar that slashed like a white thread through her left eyebrow. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The boy with the scar, the one the Guard had been searching for? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I see. Now, has your scar hurt at any other time this year, excepting the time it woke you up over the summer?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His scars were like pale lines that someone had drawn on his cheeks: two slightly curved marks on the left cheek, a third and longer line on the right cheek running from ear to nostril. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Three days ago — it felt like much longer, but it had only been three days — he had awoken with his scar burning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She had met a boy who had seen his mother without a face, and she had scratched his horrible scars. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I realize that what makes the moon so spectacularly beautiful from down here on Earth might look ugly, jagged, and scarred up close. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z With the hand that held the blade, Abbot Hubert pulled down his habit just far enough to reveal three deep, pitted scars, as if droplets of acid had fallen on his chest. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Harry’s scar was exquisitely painful, but he struggled with all his strength against the pull of Voldemort’s thoughts: It had never been so important to remain in his own right mind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Shin’s legs healed; scar tissue finally covered the electricity burns. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Here the Villac Uma raised his arm and traced his finger along my scar, reminding me of that long-ago day when the yunka stranger had done the same. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She felt him watching her, staring at her back and the three scars she knew her low-cut nightgown did nothing to hide. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Council started giving Antain’s scars, which until then they had pretended to ignore, a hard, almost disgusted, look. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Mr. Clyde said with such vehemence that Ignatius was able to see the purple veins swelling around the whitened scar on his nose. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Johanna tilts her head so that her scar is again visible, and adds, “I understand if this means I can’t be a part of Amity anymore.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The scars on the back of his right hand seemed to be tingling again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The scars from the paper birds never healed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “My scar keeps hurting — it’s happened before, but never as often as this.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Scars marked the snout, but one scar stood out from the rest—the letter M, with loopy humps like cursive. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “I’m releasing him tomorrow. But I just wanted to make you aware that your son has significant scar tissue buildup in his frontal lobe.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The leader, a gnarled gray rat with a diagonal scar across his face, pointed at Gregor and hissed, “Kill him!” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I had worked upon my hands and knees, stooped it seemed for days, fortifying Breed’s and Winter’s Hills, raising works upon the scarred streets of Roxbury near Boston Neck. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Clyde’s scar was beginning to whiten again. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Ralph had reached the landward end of the scar he was using precious breath to swear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z In the middle of the scar he stood on his head and grinned at the reversed fat boy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His cheek is rippled with scars, like his hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The scar on his face looked deeper than usual. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I cannot carry one arm that the rest do; the scar on my forehead forbids that. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z A veteran of old skirmishes, bearded, scarred across his cheek and the bone stoven and the one eye wandering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She sips her tea before adding, “Are you going to show me your scar, now that you have seen mine?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There’s a thin pink scar stretching from his back to his swollen belly. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z And if they did, well, Baba did have those three parallel scars coursing a jagged path down his back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It spreads, slow and sodden, loosening her teeth, weighing down her limbs, darkening the scar on her withered chest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever affliction he might be hiding, she could see no sign of it, only slender lock-pick’s fingers, and a shiny rope of scar tissue from some long ago street fight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z You could practically see the scars left by years of rejection and apartness. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As she settled Inej’s arms beneath the blanket, Nina saw the scarred flesh on the inside of her forearm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She dabbed at her forehead with her balled-up tissue and I noticed an odd scar on her wrist. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Because his scar had been burning for hours, yearning to show him Voldemort’s thoughts? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The bite from Basta’s dog had almost healed, but there would always be a scar, pale as the scar Basta’s knife had left nine years ago. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It said she was dark, short, of a muscular build, with a deep voice, and that she had a scar on her left temple, scars on the back of her neck. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z "Find me old, ugly, scarred men, preferably impotent," he had told the eunuch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His torso was disfigured by an old burn scar that stretched across his spine and midsection, coiling like a shed snakeskin around his left hip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The ring thins and fades, leaving only a bright red scar around Celia’s finger. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The left side of his face was slick with scar where an axe had cut off his ear and part of his cheek. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I looked across the room at Cammar, with his missing eye and bald, scarred head. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She had played rough as a child—where were the scars? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But I remembered her because she had a scar over her left eyebrow, and she was shy like me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the body failed to come alive and scar my mind forever by breaking the glass and going for my jugular, my initial panic subsided. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The scars are in the room as well, across the walls, along the floor. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In its place they leave a pink, pulpy scar like the one she’d discovered on her son’s back. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They rode past heaps of sun- washed rubble where houses had fallen in, and elsewhere saw the faded scars of fire. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A scar wound down her right forearm, jagged, like from a knife, not clean like from an operation. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I do not like his eyes, Tyrion reflected, when the sellsword sat down across from him in the dimness of the boat’s interior, with a scarred plank table and a tallow candle between them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Though her face was peppered with bruises, miraculously, Cain hadn’t marred her in any permanent way, though the cut on the leg would leave yet another scar. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The earth was pitted with explosion craters and scarred with trenches from past games. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Miss Kwan, their Head of Year, was storming over to them, her scariest frown burnt into her face like a scar. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She had put makeup over the scar, which only served to emphasize it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He’s six feet tall, about forty, a diagonal scar across his cheek; he sits typing, his hands too big for the keyboard, still wearing his pistol in the shoulder holster. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin shone dark as bronze in the ruddy light from the brazier, the faint lines of old scars visible on his broad chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I got that scar in Greene County, Alabama, trying to register to vote in 1964. You see this scar on the side of my head?” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The noise vibrates in my rib cage, it is so loud, and then the scarred man and his two companions begin to walk with slow, careful movements toward me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Other than that, he had those same narrow green eyes, that scar on his upper lip, that round face, that affable smile. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “There are none. There is only the scar.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The undergrowth at the side of the scar was shaken and a multitude of raindrops fell pattering. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z They’d show off their scars—thighs chewed up by musket balls, bellies and backs clawed by bayonets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The scarring was inevitable—to live in fear of their father’s death, and then to find out he had been taken to prison at gunpoint, made a prisoner, made to live like a rat? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Then she closed her eyes and several things happened at once: Harry’s scar prickled painfully; the Horcrux twitched so that the front of his sweater actually moved; the dark, fetid room dissolved momentarily. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The scars from his school stay, the tattoo of a feather below his collarbone, the outline of the buffalo on the back of his hand. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And who knows how Harry’s scar might be involved but it’s certainly a matter we’re taking seriously. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z But Van Houten: The marks humans leave are too often scars. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The bartender’s smile was a crooked, wily thing that made the scars wrinkle in his cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Even Mrs. Harker seems to lose sight of her trouble for whole spells; it is only now and again, when something recalls it to her mind, that she thinks of her terrible scar. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He is missing TashL But he’s also very angry with her, she said, because when we left, she was planning to scar her face. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She smells the brilliantined hair, feels the scraping blade, the web of scars it left on her stomach. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve hit an old wound, a yawning abyss thinly scarred over. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The only evidence I saw of the oil splash was a wide burn scar under her chin. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The old ones had grown over like scars on a vaccination. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The blotches ran well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep-creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His fingers absentmindedly traced the scars on the left side of my face, but they were fading now, and didn’t hurt anymore. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Remove the scars, the cuts, fill in the cracks in the skin. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When he turned toward, the wall, I could see the weird scars on his back, like somebody had plowed over him with a tractor. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The flames just kiss the birches nearby and char the undersides of their limbs; ever after, the scars will curl under to protect the fissures left by the fire. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was exercising all his willpower to prevent himself succumbing again to Voldemort’s rage: His scar was still burning. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I thought back to the time Chasca had found me covering my face with mud, trying in vain to hide my scar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Behind this was the darkness of the forest proper and the open space of the scar. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Her dark blond hair was plastered against her skull, framing a pink scar that curved between her top lip and nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Clyde had a certain paternal quality that Ignatius liked; the old man, the scarred and wizened mogul of the frankfurter, would be a welcome new character in the Journal. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept her arms folded across her chest with the burn scar on top. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The goblin looked slantwise at Harry, and the lightning scar on Harry’s forehead prickled, but he ignored it, refusing to acknowledge its pain or its invitation. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His ankles were thickly scarred, more damaged than her father’s face. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z People will say it’s sad that she leaves a lesser scar, that fewer remember her, that she was loved deeply but not widely. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I didn’t comb her hair either, because any time I tried to, she complained that it hurt, that it pulled at the scar across her scalp. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “You’re that little Spanish brat I taught a lesson to,” he said, coming closer now, examining the scars. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His coat was probably still damp from last night's rain, but his hair was dry now—a ruffled, sandy mop above his scarred face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It was marred by that scar on his right cheek, but his smile was intact. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z One moment he was reeling backward, half-crouched behind his scarred shield; the next he charged. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Maybe there’s a beauty in the scars,” she said. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It also revealed a series of scars knotted like bark up his side, around to his back, and climbing up his neck into the back of his hairline. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Then she spoke to her, asked her what her name was, and how she had acquired the deep scar on her forehead. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She was scarred, as if by untended wounds, and one arm was held crookedly, so that it was awkward for her to do things. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z His scar seared with pain; it was all he could do not to moan aloud. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He was a small, strong dude, and as we battled our way out, I noticed he had this harelip scar running from the center of his mouth up into his left nostril. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Pieces of rockets, old nose cones, bent casements, and scarred nozzles were scattered everywhere. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As I looked across the room I spotted the guy with the scar sitting by himself. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It was a man with glittering blue eyes and a scar running down the side of his face. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z As she set down the teacup she noticed something on her right hand, and she turned her palm up to the sunlight and saw a pale, circular scar. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was one of those guys who has just come through a bout of adolescent acne into a scarred, masculine, bad-boy face. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The whiplike scar along the side of Rajar’s face twisted as the word left his lips. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was relatively light work compared to pushing coal carts, but it required that he wear a kind of harness with a leather strap that chafed the tender scars on his lower back and tailbone. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her vision was blurring, but she could make out a pale, shiny scar on Kaz’s neck, right beneath his jaw. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Isa was doing her own chopping on the kitchen counter, her knife pounding against the scarred cutting board. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “It was definitely you. With that little dot under your eye and the scar on your eyebrow and everything.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Bah ... these midwives! Any doctor in Boston would have known ... You see, the thumb is pulled about like that, not because of any basic injury, but by scar tissues.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was so tanned from their time on the coast of Africa that the scar on his lip looked like a chalk mark. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His knee is purple-blue with a bruise and crossed with a scar. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z His scars were as bad as ever — in truth, he now bore a distinct resemblance to Mad-Eye Moody, though thankfully with both eyes and legs — but in personality he seemed just the same as ever. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She pointed to the scar above my eyebrow. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This was the scar the old nurse recognized; she traced it under her spread hands, then let go, and into the basin fell the lower leg making the bronze clang, sloshing the water out. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Of Loki’s legions, only Loki himself will still be standing, bloodied and wild-eyed, with a satisfied smile on his scarred lips. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “To keep you warm,” he said, but I knew he’d seen the long line that scarred my left side. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at her scarred hands, opened and closed them, then slowly raised her eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was examining Dustfinger's face as if tracing his scars with her eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Some of us are in the ground now and some are above it, but we’re all women, made of the same scarred earth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry watched it, and his scar seared with pain again . . . and he suddenly knew that he didn’t want to see what was in those robes... he didn’t want that bundle opened. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Chess jumped, knocking his shoulder against the scarred wooden door. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Ignatius pondered the proposal for some time, scrutinizing the scar on the old man’s nose and belching gassily. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z With my acid-damaged hair, sunburned skin, and ugly scars, the prep team has to make me pretty and then damage, burn, and scar me in a more attractive way. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When he pressed his lips together, they turned an unnatural shade of white and highlighted a small scar at the right corner. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Well — I was lucky once, wasn’t I?” said Harry, pointing at his scar. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “In the end, I felt hope. I realized that my soul was not permanently scarred after all. I was still a human being.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z His scar burned, but he was master of the pain; he felt it, yet was apart from it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There was no author’s name upon the pamphlet, but again, the scars on the back of his right hand seemed to tingle as he examined it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Harry ran his fingers over the scar again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Faces are a mercy; most identifications come after scrutiny of birthmarks, scraps of clothing, scars. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She lifted a flap of hair and showed me a scar, pink and waxy like a gummy worm, behind her ear. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The most obvious difference between them was the long white scar on Hylla’s forehead. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z For the most part it was covered with a thick growth of gorse and whortleberry, and low tough thorns, though here and there clearings opened, the scars of recent fires. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Here,” he showed the deep smooth red scar. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Henry’s face became blank, reddened, and its scar leaped into prominence. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The city had stabilized and healed—but he had been left permanently scarred. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Celia ponders the lump on her son’s neck and the curious scar on his back, a pulpy line just below his left shoulder blade. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A round scarred face and a stubble of dark beard showed under his steel cap, and he wore mail over boiled leather, and a dirk and shortsword at his belt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her wig is off and the scars are as clear as day. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Her hair grew out and covered the scar. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z His scarred nose and hot breath were too close to my face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The hand that clutched the cane had a long, deep scar that went up his arm under his sleeve. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Unlike the scars, he had faded away and was never seen again. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z A nude, ridiculous man with a blushing appendectomy scar appeared in the doorway suddenly and bellowed, “What’s going on here?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The scarred pinewood table was covered with maps of the Wall and the lands beyond, a roster of rangers, and a letter from the Shadow Tower written in Ser Denys Mallister’s flowing hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Over his scarred chest she slipped a painted vest, old and faded, the one Drogo had loved best. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His story must have been lurking inside him, caged by his silence, even though the marks of it were all over him: the scars at his throat, at his back and chest and arms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The glare of the flames showed scars, sneers, weapons pulled out and ready. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z As I turned to my right side, the position I always slept in to hide my scar, Mama knelt next to me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Chamberlain saw a purple gash, white scar tissue. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Don’t forget what I said about your scar. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The light dances against the raised battle scars on her chest and stomach. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It was over as quickly as it had come: Harry stood shaking in the darkness, clutching the gate into the garden, his heart racing, his scar still tingling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Arm, whose mind had been seared by the hatred of the vlei people, felt the scars drop off like so many bloated ticks. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A scarred payphone is mounted above a rack with a few faded tourist brochures for Canobie Lake Park, Robert Frost Farm, and the New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Immediately, their faces and bodies were covered with hundreds of white scars—all shaped like the grains of rice that had rained upon them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I offered to give him my own T-shirt, but he said no because he couldn't think up anything new to name my emoticon scar. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The second guard, a rotund fellow with a scar down his right cheek, nodded. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The front half of the church had completely collapsed and nearly a third of the town had been scarred by fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She has a scar on her cheek, from a street fight, she says. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “You didn’t imagine your scar hurting and you know it.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Reason #2 is the brain surgery he had two years ago with a scar that runs across his head from his left ear to his right. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It’s almost like these kids are scarred from the get-go. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I could imagine those bloodshot eyes, set in that massive, scarred black face, sweeping over the sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For the second time, he raised his right fist and displayed to Scrimgeour the scars that still showed white on the back of it, spelling I must not tell lies. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She examines my hand, then scrunches back the ruffled sleeves on her dress to expose a series of scars that look like quill scratches and bite marks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She tried to get things straight in her head: She had touched this boy’s scar and understood the pain he had felt. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "Some scarring, not bad really, Angela. Besides, you always said being pretty wasn't important, it's who you really are that counts." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Luke had stored a dragon claw somewhere up here—the one that had scarred his face. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was that scar on my leg that marked me and had marked a change in Gideon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Wiping beneath her eyes, she leaned in and kissed me again, this time on my scarred cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The water was cool and then cooler when Dri traced the starburst scar on my left shoulder blade with her fingertip. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned his head to the left and I saw a four-inch scar just above his right ear. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She touched the scar on his chest, remembering it again. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z There were no scars that he could see. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And if you did, did you notice your scar? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Bagman did the smallest of double takes when he heard Harry’s name, and his eyes performed the familiar flick upward to the scar on Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And it’s more than just the fights he gets in or the nasty scars on his cheeks. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Although the line of riches is cut short by a scar from an unseen hook caught in a fish’s mouth, her lifeline extends out full and long. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She saw the man with scars on his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Explosions tear and scar the land, spitting out black oaks and coal mines, street lamps and scorpions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman had scars carved into her arms and legs, bits of scrap steel embedded in her face and necklaces of scavenge twined around her throat. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Of course, he’d returned tonight, and so far there had been no mention of the fresh scars on her hand, or the kiss. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Somehow the ones on the right side always found the scar beneath the mud quickly. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “You might as well wish away that scar.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Voldemort said softly, his red eyes upon Harry, whose scar began to burn so fiercely that he almost screamed in agony. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Almost literally ripped from his mother’s arms and dumped in more austere surroundings at such a tender age, this scarred him mentally for life, although no unkindness was intended. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z She watched the young man—the one with the scars on his face. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z All I can see are scarred brown knees and white socks and shining black loafers, but the voice that comes out nearly sounds like a grown woman’s—it’s deep and grave. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he said four words that scarred me for life. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Harrenhal's gatehouse, itself as large as Winterfell's Great Keep, was as scarred as it was massive, its stones fissured and discolored. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He pointed at the scars on his forehead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z With a start, she saw the gray in them was from scarring: punctured places in his eyes that had healed over time. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And then I could feel her long smooth fingers rubbing and searching under my chin, finding the spot that was my smooth-neck scar. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll tell you how I got my scar if you tell me about that night.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We all have scars only we can own. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Crouching beside his head it licked his temple, his scarred cheek, and softly his closed eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, there were some downright gully, straight-out-the-pen dudes in there, with face scars to go with their gold chains, but I tried not to stare or nothing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She looked at the side of his face for a moment, at the scar on his jaw, and then they kissed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I reckon we all have our childhood scars, whether we wear them on the outside or not. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Mine is, just where the scar is. When I press on it,” Claire explained, touching her hand gently to the place. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We walked quickly at first, and then slower, pausing every now and then to fasten garters, tie shoelaces, scratch, or examine old scars. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Closing his puffy eyes, he allowed the pain in his scar to overcome him for a moment, wanting to know what Voldemort was doing, whether he knew yet that Harry was caught.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jay’s still in her “Church Jay” look that’s required as the church secretary—the ponytail, the knee-length skirt, and the long-sleeved blouse that covers her tattoos and the scars from her habit. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He pointed to a scar above his right eye cutting a crooked path through his bushy eyebrow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “We all have scars, Ruthie. Some of us have scars you can see and some of us have scars that we hide deep inside, hoping no one will ever ask about them.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I wondered if the story had anything to do with how he got his scar. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z "His dagger left these scars. The blade he sent to open my son's throat." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was about nine years old, with a wide grin and no scar on his face. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He wanted the scars to remind him of his pain. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The light from the cabin flashed on his collar of scar tissue. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The scars were disappearing, the skin was becoming smooth; the mangled nose became whole and started to shrink. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He sat holding the letter in his hand and looking over it at his brother’s dark face with its scarred forehead. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He gave the old scar a closer examination, and prodded it again before looking up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Harry had given a cry of pain: His scar had burned again as something flashed across his mind like a bright light on water. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The skin around his neck was puckered and white—a scar that encircled his throat like a collar. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was perhaps selfish of me to do so, but every morning I implored, “And please, Mighty Inti, remove my scar.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z When I asked about the scar he said it came from being shot with a flare gun. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I stared at the side of his face, at his scars. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Which was peculiar ’cause when you studied Ma’s face real good you saw waren’t no scar nor whelp nor mark of any kind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I do hope my scar does not bother you, young man,” Mr. Katz said, as though he had only just become aware of my stare. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her back was crisscrossed by ridges of scar tissue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were dotted with scars I couldn’t bring myself to ask about. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She goes, Yup, married, and with the scars to prove it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Her neck, bruised and scarred from the iron brace around it, could barely hold her head up any longer. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And I could see old marks, ugly scars of at least one much worse beating. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, taking hold of Archer’s sleeve, he cut away the fabric, exposing the fifteen burns on his arm, and stared down at the scars with lopsided blue eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Tyrion snorted wine back up the scarred stump that had been his nose. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know,” I say, conscious of the scars from the time my father hung me from the rafters and beat me with a soga. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I had dangerously sharp cheekbones that looked like Maddie’s, and my acne scars—even the deep one on my nose—had been covered up. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z His face was scarred with the pox, but he was stern of gesture. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I remember this as the scar Luke got from working the Shear; however, it might have come from a roofing accident. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A fine red line of a scar marked Angela's check, but she looked content and lovely as ever in her pale blue bridesmaid's gown. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “My name is Winky, sir — and you, sir —” Her dark brown eyes widened to the size of side plates as they rested upon Harry’s scar. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was a wonder he wasn’t all scarred up. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The skin was shiny and scarred, and he had little feeling in the fingers, but Meggot's salve had taken most of the pain and sped the healing process immeasurably. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I was not always successful at this, and had scars to prove it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “The sight of a wound or scar always agitates and sickens me,” she said. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z What was known for certain was there for all to see: several circular round scars on his right forearm. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A male goblin, scarred, his skin the green of ponds. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You need the hospital wing. There may be a certain amount of scarring, but if you take dittany immediately we might avoid even that...Come...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Behind a scarred littered table a man with a fierce roach of iron gray hair peered at us over steel spectacles. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t certain if her sorrow came from gazing on her daughter’s scarred face or from being a mother who longed to kiss her child but was rejected night after night. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z "I put a cold, wet cloth on it as soon as I could, but it was destined to make a scar. Always to remind me of my carelessness." It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Thin and covered with burn scars like me, but his eyes have lost that clouded, tortured look. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I wondered if he knew about the scar tissue and didn’t want to talk to me about it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Her nose piercing and acne scars are hidden under the foundation plastered on her skin. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I rip the armband off, revealing the ugly scar from the tracker. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And for an instant, when the ugly, scarred boy lay at the bottom of the hill, Tendai had been right down there with him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But there's nothing left of the injury except a scar that looks weeks old. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Mama says their skin bears scars different from ours because their skin is a map of all the sorrows in their lives. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Many years before my time, a terrible cyclone had ripped its way through the mountains, leaving its scar in the form of fallen timber, twisted and snarled. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay on his bed dressed in blue jeans and a T-shirt, a small man with scarred and wiry arms and prominent collarbones. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Time had moderated his early impulse for growth and he was a man of average height marked by smallpox scars, but his amazing power for manual destruction remained intact. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z But Eurycleia persisted, “Indeed, indeed Odysseus is here. He showed me the scar. It is his very self.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy was intimidated by Loki: his green eyes, his scarred lips, his smile. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She gingerly takes one of my scarred hands and holds it out for inspection. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Harry’s scar was becoming more and more painful. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I'm sorry,” said the old man, raising a hand as if to touch Dustfinger’s scarred face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was a fine-looking person, and I noticed he had a long white scar on his forehead running parallel to the line of his light blond hair. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z An 1870s account, quoted in Into the Mountains, observes: “Mt. Lafayette is...a true alp, with peaks and crags on which lightnings play, its sides brown with scars and deep with gorges.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My memory is pretty spot-on—a thin, jagged scar above his lip, bursts of freckles that cover his face and neck. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Its edge is a scar, another border to cross. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He laid the foundation incorrectly, so that it wasn’t long before cracks began to branch over the walls, scarring the iconography. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His pain was soon gone, and he had no puckered scars. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z In the place where the skeletons had stood, a twenty- foot-long scar wove across the marble floor of the pavilion. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Beneath my skirts they found the scars on the backs of my legs. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Standing on a cluster of roots is Johanna Reyes, her hair falling over the scarred half of her face. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I still have scars on my back where Daddy hit me with the whip.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They both wore their scars proudly—proof of their ability to survive. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My scars from the fight are fading now, but my face still looks different. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Several surgeries to correct his lip have left a few scars around his mouth, the most noticeable one being a jagged gash running from the middle of his upper lip to his nose. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Men and women with scars and hard looks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They, however, asked little of him, holding him in awe, partly because he was a wizard from the Isle of the Wise, and partly on account of his silence and his scarred face. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He sat up, one hand still on his scar, the other reaching out in the darkness for his glasses, which were on the bedside table. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I’ve always wondered if he was scarred or had lost an eye or something. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The area was lumpy and white, like stone scar tissue. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Jasper sucked the scars on his fingers for a short interval, then resumed his crooning. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She was staring at him as if she had never seen a scarred face before. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She welcomed every cut of the knife and the scars it left behind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m too thin, too scarred, too...I meet my hazel eyes in the mirror. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Alex got the impression that behind the livid scars he really was grinning, enjoying himself. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It strengthens my belly, where the scar is. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z What is known is the truth about the barbaric practice of lynching has, in many ways, been suppressed and that this form of racial torture and murder left deep scars that remain with us today. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Harry had not meant to say it so baldly; the words were forced from him as pain shot through his lightning scar and he saw, again, the outline of Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The cripple’s voice was a hoarse, grating whisper that came out of a mouth forever twisted to one side, leering out of a face that was half scar tissue, “You’re late, Steve.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He had a rough scarred face, the kind of man who would be most himself in the middle of a pack of loud men, eating peppery meat, drinking beer, and watching Arsenal. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A scar hooks under his right eye like a crescent moon, and I wonder why he hasn't allowed a Belle to erase it for him. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z As Voldemort’s anger throbbed inside him, Harry’s scar threatened to burst with pain, and he wrenched his mind back to his own body, fighting to remain present as the prisoners were pushed over gravel. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Grandpop lifted his right leg and rested his ankle on his left knee, so he could scratch the snake bite scar. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It occurs to me in this moment: I am the only one who will ever see scars. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She lingered over the smooth scars on my back and leg, and I told her how the dog had bitten me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She was scowling because she saw my hideous scar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It was slow work, but Old Rit got the fresh scars healed up, and then when Harriet began to get a little flesh on her bones, Brodas hired her out again. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When he spoke, the scar across his lower lip stretched and pulled, making his face seem crooked, like that of a clown. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A large, scarred table is center with twelve chairs around it. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you’ve had four years to try to heal that scar, but it still hurts some of the time, doesn’t it?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Sitting there in just a bathing suit, not really thinking about anything, Cade became curious about the emoticon scar along my spine. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “It’s weird, isn’t it? My scar hurts, and three days later the Death Eaters are on the march, and Voldemort’s sign’s up in the sky again.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I am sitting on his bony knee, and he is such a fine big black man, with white teeth and a scar on his face. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The redheaded Avox girl has not returned since the feeding, my scars are disappearing, and do I imagine it? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z All the scars were smooth and silver except one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In reply he only threw back his head and laughed, making the scar flame on the side of his face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “No. Not a one! But you’ll have quite a scar to show your friends when you go back to school.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The pox had left Ruth and me with scars like tiny stars scattered on our skin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam’s fingers went up as though to conceal the scar. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z On Harry dug, deeper and deeper into the hard, cold earth, subsuming his grief in sweat, denying the pain in his scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I felt my soul had been permanently scarred. I lived in fear of hurting someone around me, especially my family.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes small children would shyly ask to touch his scars. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He wore round glasses, and on his forehead was a thin, lightning-shaped scar. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z His face, however, was the most distinctive: his left cheek was marked with a row of four star-shaped scars, white and puckered around the edges. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The skirts of the forest and the scar were familiar, near the conch and the shelters and sufficiently friendly in daylight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Theodore Finch pulls on a backpack, his T-shirt riding up across his stomach where an ugly red scar cuts across the middle. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He had lost a lot of blood and had a big scar, but eventually was recovered enough to report back for duty. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As her fingers tightened on her scabbard, he could see the scars and nicks on her skin shifting over her tendons. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The source of Cook's scars becomes sickeningly clear. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Pass two churches and a mosque, all of which show scars of bullets and explosions. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Are you really? Well, you know what they say—God will not look you over for medals or diplomas, but for scars. That’s Elbert Hubbard, an American essayist, if you’re interested.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z And then, without warning, Harry’s scar exploded with pain. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Her hair is pulled back, so I can see her scar. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The scar had knotted itself into raw seam that closed the socket forever. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I bypassed the customary comparing of kite-fighting scars and stood in line. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to memorize the way his hair curled at the ends, the scar at the edge of his lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He smiled at the scarred man, extended a hand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you contacted me because you know I’m still the leader of the Allegiant, and you want an ally,” Johanna says, bending her neck so a lock of hair falls over her scarred eye. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She touched the faded scar upon her wrinkled cheek, where her tears had been cut away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His fingers traced the scars from her whippings. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "Let them be healed first. This arrow is no more than the bite of a fly, this little cut only a new scar to boast of to my. son." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My face burns, and I turn away, but not before seeing the chilling map of silvery scars across his back. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His fur was patchy, and long scars crisscrossed his body. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “They have to put these stockings on over the scars,” Debbie explained. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Lee’s boulder was soon scarred and pitted, and he felt the thud of the bullets as they hit it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He told the doctor that I was going to be scarred for life because of him, but, by God, I wasn’t the only one who was going to walk out of there scarred. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “How did she know your scar hurt in Divination?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a white scar down one side of his torso. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The only evidence left was that scar on your knee I always said looked like a shamrock. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He shuddered and touched the scars on his own face—livid marks made by Grendel's claws—as he thought what the monster would do to that simplicity. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “The wound will close. Eventually. But it’ll leave a nasty scar.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There, at the right corner of his mouth, where his scar met his lips—a faint smile. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I take it, my eyes flickering as always to the scars on his knuckles. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I would have a scar, but I didn’t care. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On Monday last, midway through a Divination lesson, your Daily Prophet reporter witnessed Potter storming from the class, claiming that his scar was hurting too badly to continue studying. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Here and there under the dirt there were the red scars of wounds, and near the ankle the varicose ulcer was an inflamed mass with flakes of skin peeling off it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If I’m scarred, then they’re war wounds, and I will not cower from them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z His arms were covered in scars— some new, some healing over, some disappearing into thin white lines. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked back at her, the low light touching on his scars and healing wounds, the marks of the impressors written all over his body. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Eventually, the cuts from the paper birds healed, and became scars—first purple, then pink, then white. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z As Ron and Hermione laughed, pain shot through the scar on Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He showed the group his scars and his bad arm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Archer feathered the edge of his scar with his fingertips. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “This is my fault,” she said, running her fingers across his scars. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Some stretched across the entire continent, one small part of the Rusty legacy still scarring the land. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The leader didn’t stop moving until they reached a huge bus, its sides dented and scarred, most of the windows webbed with cracks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A ragged tunic concealed the half-healed scars on his back, but his boots were scattered amidst the rushes, and his breeches tangled about his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "It is to hide my scar," she said, touching her forehead in embarrassment. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He became quite used to strangers staring at his scars with pained expressions on their faces. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Despite his battle scars, the Titan’s face was handsome and strangely familiar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sheriff said, “Wide-set eyes, yellow hair, and a scar on her forehead, and she came in Sunday afternoon.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He swallowed compulsively, feeling the scar tissue around his own throat contract. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was no different than the puckering smallpox marks or old surgical scars I found on other bodies. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A long zipper of scar tissue in her side showed where she had made a devotional sacrifice to the Harvesters and the Life Cult. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It gave her otherwise plain face a broken excitement and blue-blade threat like the keloid scar of the razored man who sometimes played checkers with her grandmother. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The owner was a giant with a scarred face and an evil white eye. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Joffrey said nothing, but a man strange to Arya, a tall knight with black hair and bum scars on his face, pushed forward in front of the prince. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As he crept into the light, she saw more wounds, scars. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Around here the people seem content to settle for whatever scars life whangs them with as a decoration. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been drinking heavily and shooting heroin for years, and he was covered in scars from fighting. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z With his hayseed grammar, denim shirt and lifetime-member NRA cap, Dad would have always been out of place at Harvard, but his scarring intensified the effect. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She focused on his scars, like four stars in his cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And what about you—the rest of you—did you notice the scars you left behind? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Archer swallowed, felt the scar tissue tighten around his neck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I sat up on my bed and ran my fingers over the scars on my legs. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z People are always looking at my cannula, my scars, my G-tube, not at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Next came two scarred, silent men who seemed to be cronies of some far-off warlord, and then the five assassins. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Sometimes a silence tells the most,” said Samuel, and he saw Cathy’s eyes leap up and down again, and it seemed to him that the scar on her forehead grew darker. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z How wrong it looks in my bloody, filthy hand with its dirt-caked nails and scars. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The stripes they had endured would scar his back, their punishment would be his, their portion his, his their humiliation, anguish, chains, their dungeon his, their death his. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She is an artfully lively girl, and will, no doubt, attempt to pass as a free person, has a noticeable scar on her elbow, occasioned by a burn. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Just white scabby dust on the tops of their feet, and all of them with those dark black sores and scars. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a small scrape. There will be no scar,” he said, but his voice was detached, and his eyes studied the faraway mountains, as if he were not truly with me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Daoud sighed as he lifted the scarred creature in his arms. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I loved the hole in his jeans and the dirt on his bare feet and the scab on his elbow and the scar that laced through one eyebrow. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “It did, for a while,” muttered Harry; his scar was still painful, which made it hard to concentrate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, and the strong, gentle hands around mine become Starry's, and then Baba's, until finally I feel the scarred hands of an unseen Liberator sheltering my own. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ignatius chewed with a blissful savagery, studying the scar on the man’s nose and listening to his whistling. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind his innocent façade of a doctor without prestige there was hidden a terrorist who with his short-legged boots covered the scars that five years in the stocks had left on his legs. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He is a fair fellow, not more than thirty years old, with scars and disgusting gold spectacles. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a swimmer’s body, long and lean, with not a scar upon him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Stay out of the sun today so the spots don’t scar.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z His knotted, long black hair dangled in front of his face, where scars crossed paths with one another. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was not the thought of scars that troubled Jon; it was the rest of it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Though each one of them was heaving like every breath might be their last, they didn’t slow down, and soon the big hunk of scarred metal loomed above their heads. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Old scars with old motifs stitched along their borders. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “I suppose it will scar. A doctor might be able to fix it. If we ever see a doctor again.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z If she had been some ordinary woman, she would gladly have spent her whole life touching Daario, tracing his scars and making him tell her how he’d come by every one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The scar from the carbolic acid never left Francie’s leg but it dwindled down to the size of a dime. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Its sides were mangy with the scars of logging, and the lower slopes were pitted with slate and marble quarries. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Charles’ face was twisted and the scar on his forehead showed dark. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Ropy, vivid red scars run from her forehead down across her cheeks, lips, and chin, all the way into the high neck of her black dress. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Catching sight of her red-fletched arrows, the man grinned, stretching the crooked scar on his bottom lip. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Before any of them could parry the question with one of their own, Harry felt a terrible, scorching pain in the lightning scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And when we really got bored we compared our bug bites and scars, probably just to remember we had been down in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And there, high above, the fiery tunnel we’d fallen through scarred the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He picked his way up the scar, passed the great rock where Ralph had climbed on the first morning, then turned off to his right among the trees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I used to believe that if I rubbed the alpaca hard enough into my skin, it would make the scar smooth and soft. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A soft down of hair has sprouted on her shaved head, helping to hide some of the scars. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The lack of a scar on his face made him look like a different person—carefree and happy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There were thin red scars across her stomach, along the side of her neck, and beneath her chin, each about the length of a cigarette. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Archer smiled and pointed to the scar at his neck. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When he woke he was weak and cold, and the scars on his face and shoulder drew and ached. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “We will see. We have to find out first about the scar tissue.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A scarred face and a stubble of dark beard showed under his spiked steel cap, and he wore mail over boiled leather, dirk and shortsword at his belt. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The chest of the older of the shirtless boys was covered in scars. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A man with a scar over his cheek and an educated accent stood up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Aunt Pooh watches me with a smile, making that scar on her cheek from that time she got stabbed look like a dimple. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “We haven’t come back to stay,” said Harry, rubbing his scar, trying to soothe the pain. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Again the blue-white scar Jagged above them and the sulphurous explosion beat down. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The man’s probing eyes searched me bottom to top, and I detected disgust as he sighted my scar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The hook-nosed teacher looked past Quirrell’s turban straight into Harry’s eyes — and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar oh Harry’s forehead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Like if someone has a mole or a birthmark or scar on their face, that’s always what your eyes go to. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Old scars and some festering blisters stretched along her hide. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He rubbed his fingers over the scars and across the tattoo. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In his dressing room, Hector Bowen chuckles to himself while his daughter stands quietly in a corner, looking at the scar on her hand. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t like being dishonest, especially with Chasca, but I disliked talking about my scar even more. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z When I walk out of these gates, it will be to a scarred world. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z His size, his deftness with the weapon, his scarred and dusty appearance—they are all supposed to intimidate me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Chamberlain looked: a scarred man, hatless, hair plastered thinly on the scalp like strands of black seaweed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Hanako could see the side of his head and a red, raised scar in the place where his ear had been. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I stared at the Sacred Rock, my tears mixing with the rain as they streamed down my cheeks, one smooth, one still hideously scarred. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And so the Marked Girl stepped up to the Sacred Rock and placed her scarred cheek against its body. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The Corpsekiller was garbed as a Brazen Beast, his seamed, scarred face hidden behind a cobra mask, but the familiar black arakh slung at his hip gave him away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The guards laughed as he opened his mouth, showing her the scarred flesh where his tongue had been. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The abandoned shipyards display their corrugated roofs like infected scars. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Least of all Neto, the young doctor-poet who just meant to spare his people from the scarring diseases of smallpox and humiliation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl stared, horror- struck, at the odd-shaped scar on the woman’s forehead. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There are little white scars below both eyebrows, but nothing you'd notice, nothing to keep her from being pretty. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That and also that he does not have a dagger-shape scar on his neck. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The scar across his middle is a bright-red gash. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z So were most of the crew—they all had Nuer scars. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After all this time the scar is still tender. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Outside his bedchamber a flight of steps descended to a larger room furnished with a scarred pinewood table and a dozen oak-and-leather chairs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z What a wonderful thing to be able to take away a scar, just like that. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The scars were a gruesome shade of mauve. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Presently, a tall, burly man with hideous vertical scars on his face —tribal beauty marks—and a left shoulder decidedly lower than the right, came by. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was deeply tanned, his hands scarred like an old-time fishermans. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Future operations would do even more to improve my looks—fix up the bumps and scars they had been unable to remedy this time. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As I stand on deck, not knowing what to do, I watch the sails shred then heal, shred then heal above me, the scars on the fabric becoming as thick as the ratline ropes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But he now had a couple of new features: a bridge of pearly-white front teeth, and also a dashing scar on his face, thanks to Idiptu. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then a pain like he’d never felt before pierced his head; it was as though his scar were on fire. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Asked him. Saw his scar. It’s really there — like lightning.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “What’s that on your forehead, Vernon?” he asked softly, his breath foul in Harry’s nostrils as he pressed a filthy finger to the taut scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Piper brushed her thumb against the scar on his lip. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Some of these pillboxes are so scarred by assault that she can hardly imagine the fire and speed and terror of the projectiles showering onto them. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even when she pointed at the fine scar that ran through the fish's fin where she said she had mended it, her parents told her to stop being ridiculous. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “A scar is a sign of strength,” he said quietly. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The scars on Poppa’s cheek had been three lines across his cheek, carved with a sharp blade. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Why wouldn’t the gods remove my scar and heal me? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “I can’t do that, man. It’s your face. I might leave a scar or something.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z He tried to remember the forehead before the scar, but he could not bring either into focus. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. You know—the boy with the scar.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He went on inside the tent, the scarred man following, and sat down on a camp stool, letting the man stand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He keeps his hair cut very close and has a perfectly round, pink scar on the back of his neck. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a short dress that I recognized as gingham, and her knees and legs had many scratches and scars on them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I immersed the sponge and turned my focus back to the task, trying to pretend the scar wasn’t there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His many scars made him stiff, and limping helped ease the pain gnaw- ing at his hip. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The old bull had many deep scars on his head and shoulders from battles he had fought before. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were rolling on the floor, clutching your scar! Come now, Potter, I have experience in these matters!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He was tremendous, well over two hundred pounds, with scars on his hands and steel toe-clips on his motorcycle boots. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “But that was only on the outside,” the scarred woman said, her huge shoulders slumping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His face was covered with old poison burns, gouges, and scar tissue, so it looked like the surface of an asteroid. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He could repel people if he chose by wearing to class a short-sleeved shirt that revealed the scar tissue on his stump. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Celia twists the ring, sliding it down her finger so he can see the matching scar. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her hand was pale, almost skeletal, but there was something about it, something beyond the bruises and cuts and scars, that seemed beautiful and new in the morning light. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I wished I too had some kind of scar that would beget Baba’s sympathy. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He nodded, touching the edge of his scar. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There was a long and awkward silence in which his scar continued to prickle and throb, and which was broken at last by Mrs. Weasley. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The only remnants of the wounds was a half-moon-shaped scar between her thumb and index finger and little bite marks from the ridderak’s lower teeth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She felt almost panicked, just at the pain and what must have been the terror in the moment when he got those scars. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Can’t you just tell her to stop acting like a jerk, have a fight, and go back to being friends? That’s what my brothers and I do. I have the scars to prove it.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “No,” said Harry, as his scar pulsed like an open wound. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She could follow the curve of each scar with her fingers in the dark. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He turns his head toward the wall and I see a scar running from his ear down to his neck. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z On our journey Estraven had lost all the smooth, compact solidity that marks the Gethenian physique; he was gaunt and scarred, and his face was burned by cold almost as by fire. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z His good eye moved again to Harry’s scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The scarred woman and her group had come from the east, he knew. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She had that scar on her cheek to prove it, where she had run into a branch one summer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Now I have a lumpy, jagged scar that ripples out over a space the size of an apple. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Let the scar on Goyle’s finger stand as a lasting tribute to his memory. Oh, come on, Ron, get yourself down to Hogsmeade and buy a new rat, what’s the point of moaning?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z And when I first showed him my scar, he said it was interesting. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t get the big thick scars some of the hands get,” he observed. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Sirius had told him what to do if his scar hurt him again, and Harry was going to follow his advice: He was going straight to Dumbledore’s office. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z That tiny scar on his cheek he had got from tripping into the chain-link fence on the playground when he was a kid. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She would have been a beautiful woman if not for that scar. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z His head felt clearer; his scar wasn’t hurting so badly; he could now see Moody’s face distinctly, even though the office was dark. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He had never imagined that there would be a statue....How strange it was to see himself represented in stone, a happy baby without a scar on his forehead.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z "When I was a child no older than two, a strange man stabbed me with a knife. I survived, but I still have this scar." Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z His thick brown fur was bald in places, where the scars had healed. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Nell passed her hand over the dog’s shoulder and felt the scars, then examined them more closely. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Years later, I asked Jermaine how exactly he had got that scar and he told me he had been in a fight with another playground kid and got shoved. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Rippled beams of light shone out from the tattoo under her scarred skin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z How much longer would it take to eradicate the scars of interracial civil war, which could not be fought without a great loss of life on both sides? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At that Ged lifted his scarred face, meeting his friend’s eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z How long has it been since your scar hurt? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z On some days, she woke up scarred with blame for Aunty Uju. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She had an enormous scar on her cheek. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Of course you are. You may have a scar or two. ...” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “I was referring to the nature of the scar he can expect to have,” she responded scathingly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The room was sweltering; three small fans stirred the heavy air, and the brothers sat in their shirtsleeves around a scarred table upon which a pitcher of iced water glistened with beads of moisture. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit patiently through the rest of the paint job and don my costume, which now includes a bloody bandage over the scar on my arm to indicate I’ve been in recent combat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z His color was back to normal, and the scar on his forehead had almost vanished. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Not accident scars, but thin little lines, the type that some of them here get done to them on purpose, like a tattoo. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This news about your scar is the latest in a series of strange rumors that have reached me here. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “I know. I'm sorry. Okay, done. You don't need stitches, but you're going to have a little scar, I bet. Is that okay?” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z A big-bellied, shambling hulk of a man, the sellsword had a seamed face crisscrossed with old scars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He ran his finger along the scar; put his thumbs together over the kneecap and rocked the knee gently with his fingers. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “She said she saw them yesterday. Your scars. She said they’re bullet wounds.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Be-sides, their scars struck terror in the hearts of the city rabble. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When she returned home she shut herself up in her room to weep, indifferent to Don Fernando's pleas and explanations as he tried to erase the scars of that strange joke. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z This guy was taller, with no scar on his face like Luke’s. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In 1867, while still serving as secretary of state and still bearing the disfiguring facial scars of the knife attack, he purchased Alaska for the United States. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The furniture, while obviously good, was scarred and plain and there wasn’t much of it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The girl on Mr. Kreuk's table had a birthmark, definitely, but no scars. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “There’s something there,” he whispered, “it could be the scar, stretched tight....Draco, come here, look properly! What do you think?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I touched the scar Tom Weylin’s boot had left on my face, touched my empty left sleeve. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Who do you think gave him that scar?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He glanced at her scars, at her unset broken arm, and wondered if she had been stoned. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The man sat with his head tilted toward the window so that the summer early-evening light outlined the scars on his face. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Harry’s scar scorched again: For a moment the Room of Requirement swam before him, and he saw instead the dark earth soaring beneath him and felt the great snake wrapped around his shoulders. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Perhaps he looked a little too pleased when he said that, for Basta frowned and looked thoughtfully at his scarred face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z This was not the time to be dealing with her scars. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Moments later, we’re intercepted by a large man with a scar from his chin to his ear. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He still has a scar, spanning three of his fingers, where he accidentally sliced his skin open. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Amari asked quietly, touching her neck, which still held the scars from her own iron chains. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The scarred brick face of the school, three floors and a thousand sad stories tall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The track bed left behind looked like an ugly black scar slashing through town. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and turned to my right side, the position I always slept in to hide my scar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Everyone knows I have a scar here,” I say sullenly. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z All the other visible hills, including those facing me across the narrow valley, looked to be in good health, except where they had been scarred and gouged by quarrying or strip mining, which was regularly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She went to retrieve the dagger from the scarred tree trunk and went inside for breakfast. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The bruised flesh was inches in diameter over his right ribs, with a swollen and bloody scar where the spear had hit him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z "A scarred hand is nothing. On the Wall, you'll be wearing gloves often as not." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But when they raised their hands to touch their skin, their scars had not disappeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Each of the little scars on her hand throbbed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z My face still looked like someone had driven a train across it and left tracks behind as scars. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Tally held up her hand with the scar she and Peris had made. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Up close, his scars made him appear more sympathetic than menacing or villainous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Too late I remembered I had cut off my long, flowing strands and couldn’t shield my scar from their gaze. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The nasty injuries, beneath the scarred skin, the things I'd like to disappear by ignoring. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The scars on Cook's face are livid against her skin. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The gash in his forehead gave him no more trouble, but he bore a brown scar to the end of his days. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When we walk up the steps, he stops the knife and tosses it into his other hand, which is gnarled with scars. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Of all the unusual things about Harry, this scar was the most extraordinary of all. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Now that he thought about it, he realized the Keepers were only mildly scarred but not covered in the same active little pus volcanoes that dotted the boys’ faces. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the chief gaoler, a cadaverous one-legged knight, with a scarred face and a blind eye. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “There isn’t one,” said Harry, still disoriented by the sudden appearance of all these people, unable to take everything in while his scar was still burning so fiercely. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They made an alabaster trench in his mouth, and his pink-purple lips peeled bade over them like the meat of a conch shell He had a big welt, like a scar, on his left cheek. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of them ignored the sealed fissure in the marble floor at the entrance—a ten-foot-long jagged scar that hadn’t been there last summer—but I was careful to step over it. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His wet hair was slicked off his face, showing the thin scar through one eyebrow. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Her white hair was cut short, and I could see a scar on her forehead, probably from the accident. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were thick-necked and brutal, with flattened noses and scars wandering across their arms and faces. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry sat up, still rubbing his scar, now wide awake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I sat on the sofa, stuck my legs out in front of me, and studied the scabs on my shins, the brown scars of countless wounds and scrapes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Luke stood on the balcony above me, a smile on his scarred face. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z During that time, the bullet became encased in a layer of scar tissue. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And Winifred’s neck went back to her head Though she had the scar always — or so it is said. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if I blame you for my scar, Ucho. But all these years you have tormented me, and that is your fault.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The southron knights rode out in plate and mail, dinted and scarred by the battles they had fought, but still bright enough to glitter when they caught the rising sun. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “How did I get this scar? Don’t leave out any details, now.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And then I can hear someone say I need stitches since it's a deep cut and it is right between my eyebrows and it will likely scar. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He glanced around constantly, imagining that he could feel his scar prickling.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The skin was firm and unblemished, without scars. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Karkaroff”s eyes moved slowly up Harry’s face and fixed upon his scar. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Their families care also, but now their mothers are scarred for life because they'll never hear or see their sons again. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Through the stocking on his face I can see his ginger whiskers and acne scars. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Then, after a long time, she did begin to cry—but it was for Lancelot for his tired eyes smoothed in deep, and for the white scars on his hands. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He touched the scars on her face, and ran his hand through her hair. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "There will be fever, and itching, and a great scar when the healing is done." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was in his late twenties, blond, shag haircut, green eyes, and a silver-dollarsized circular bum scar on his forehead. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin scar on his forehead that was shaped like a bolt of lightning. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Another scar, jagged and more fresh, cut across his left side above his hip. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His face also had a long scar across it, but his eyes sparkled with such merriment that it was barely noticeable. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But the scar was now ugly red, as though it had recently been reopened. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “I drank too much last night and gave myself a stomachache. I want to see this tremendous head wound of yours. Are you going to have a scar?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She looks down at the scar on Marco’s hand as he struggles to catch his breath. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Much of the ground is untouched, but there are scars like giant claw marks, diggings, earthworks going on. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Of course Peris didn’t have the scar anymore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mami’s sewing machine, the bed, her rocking chair, the small dresser where Papi kept his special things, baked in the sun, their worn surfaces scarred, their joints loose and creaky. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z "These scars . . . they sent a man to cut Bran's throat as he lay sleeping. He would have died then, and me with him, but Bran's wolf tore out the man's throat." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A few torches burned in. sconces at the near end where a group of Ser Amory's guards sat around a scarred wooden table, talking and playing at tiles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Wormtail screamed, screamed as though every nerve in his body were on fire, the screaming filled Harry’s ears as the scar on his forehead seared with pain; he was yelling too. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He saw the scarred woman standing proudly in their midst beside her son, and the people of Village gathered to listen. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z By 1932, the modest, mild-tempered Cunningham, whose legs and back were covered in a twisting mesh of scars, was becoming a national sensation, soon to be acclaimed as the greatest miler in American history. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “One needs no artistic education to see this memorial for what it is, a black scar,” he testified at a meeting. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z As she hurried them along, the scar from the old wound on her temple began to throb like a toothache. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Aina, the cook, was delighted to discover another of the Benin nation among the visiting maids, both of them being marked on the face with the scars of their kingdom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His scarred elbow was throbbing, jarred every time the horse set down a hoof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z To move too quickly might expose my scarred cheek to the people, and I wasn’t prepared to do that. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Bailey is certain without having to ask that it will be a scar he carries with him always. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Rashid just wished that the other scars would heal as well. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z On the back, there are no smooth maria, but only highlands which have been scarred by the impact of meteorites over billions of years. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Already, Enrique has four jagged scars on his shins from frenzied efforts to board trains. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He pulled his battered and scarred acoustic guitar from its case. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The wound healed—my mother treated it with some herbs—but I still have the scar, under my right eye. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z The one in front of them had a pink scar marring the olive skin next to his left eye. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Your scar...has it been hurting at all?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Those scars meant something, the kind of marks that showed who you really were. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He said “smooth” was boring but “textured” was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever it was that had tried to hurt me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Searching for a way to make my scar leave me forever. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Somehow, Dorian didn’t think that was the case—not when she had the three giant scars on her back to forever remind her of his father’s brutality. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The taller one has a shaved head and a scar that cuts diagonally across part of his scalp. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It was this scar that made Harry so particularly unusual, even for a wizard. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Another mole the size of a farthing on her thigh and something purplish on her calf—a strawberry mark, a scar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In two years’ time, my scar became pale and shiny and I had no memory of my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet in that dream he had had, just before he had awoken with his scar hurting, Voldemort had not been alone ... he had been talking to Wormtail. . . plotting Harry’s murder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He must’ve been at least fifteen feet tall, but the most startling thing was his enormous milky eye, scarred and webbed with cataracts. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Ginger hair sprouted on his cheeks, too, sparse as a boy's first beard but not long enough to hide three long, pale scars. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z So I hiked around the snout to the side where I thought the scar had been and I crouched in the shadow of a large fin, to see the gray side of the shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I rubbed the dirt from my face and ran my fingers through my hair to cover my scarred cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z His heart pattered beneath her cheek, and she remembered the warmth of his skin, the raised ridges of his scars touching her chin and the corner of her mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “You told me to stay in my rooms the other night. And those scars look like bite marks. They say Verin and Xavier were killed by animals.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Servants break down the burnt bed, carrying off bedposts scarred by the fire. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She opened her hands, to look down at the scars across her fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I said, and for a moment she looked supremely happy; though to me all happiness for her was denied by the red scar on her forehead. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z For the rest of his life until his death in 1872, he preferred to turn the scarred half of his face away from the camera. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The burns so scarred and disfigured his face and neck that he needed multiple surgeries to regain basic functioning. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z His fever waned, his mind cleared, and his burns congealed into scars. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The head was huge, just ’bout the size of a five-month-old calf’s head, and was covered with scars. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The show over, I sat trembling in the stands, watching the contestants who now gathered around the concession booth showing their battle scars to anyone who would look. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Harry’s scar burned in the silence, but he made a supreme effort to keep himself present, not to slip into Voldemort’s mind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My eyes were drawn to his face, which bore a terrible, raw-looking scar that reached from his crown to his jaw. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z For a second I thought he was Ares, because this guy looked exactly like the god of war—tall and buff, with a cruel scarred face and closely shaved black hair. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Because famine and epidemic disease had been rare in the Dawnland, its inhabitants had none of the pox scars or rickety limbs common on the other side of the Atlantic. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He turned away from me, lifted his shirt in the back so that I could see his scars. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Adam saw her hair, her scar, her lips, her creping throat, her arms and shoulders and flat breasts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Dalton reached up and ran her fingertips across her scar. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, out of nowhere, the pain in his scar peaked. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “I have a scar,” Mr. James Ito tells me in full solemnity. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “What’s that?” said one of the twins suddenly, pointing at Harry’s lightning scar. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Tally muttered, fingering the tiny scar on her right palm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Her father touched his own scarred face again. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Alba saw that they were covered with thousands of tiny scars, bruises, and holes, some of which were infected and full of pus. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He preened, his left wing lightly touching my scarred cheek. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z My face felt stiff and numb, as though it had become scar tissue itself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His cheeks grew fuller, his eyes closer; his nose hooked, a scar appeared on his right cheek where no scar had been before. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ignoring her question, Millard said, “Are there more scars, or is this all she has?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham says it will keep my skin from scarring. I smell like a pizza.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z His face has many other interesting features besides the scars, such as almond-shaped eyes and a finely pointed chin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The only imperfection on him is his knuckles—they’re bruised, newly scarred, and surprising on his otherwise elegant hands, as if he had been in a fight. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Or how she got the scar on her wrist, right where a watch would go. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z There were smaller, fainter scars where at one time his cheeks had been stitched. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what was wrong with her, but she had a scar extending from the side of her nose down her lip and across her cheek. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The scar on his mouth no longer looked menacing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But he’s also very angry with her, she said, because when we left, she was planning to scar her face. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I mean that if you have the courage I can cut through the scar— free the thumb.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A scar clung to the side of his face like a giant worm, and a cruel smile twisted his mouth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But when she saw that scar, it was like her sense of the lighted world had boiled over all at once, rushing over her, revealing images, stories...or were they memories? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z If my journey was successful, I would return to them as Beautiful Round Face, free from my hideous scar forever. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z In their quiet luminance, the scars left from the Rupture almost disappeared. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then as facial scars were healing, she started throwing up and getting rashes. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The very idea of going to them when they awoke, and telling them about his scar hurting him, and about his worries about Voldemort, was laughable. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The bum scars cm his face and throat made one side of his mouth twitch when he spoke. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some had long beards, some had scars, some had both; all worshiped the old gods of the north, those same gods worshiped by the free folk beyond the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The scars at his neck glowed almost white in the moonlight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It had been months since she’d stopped wearing it, but apparently wearing it over the years even after gaining a lot of weight had left her finger scarred. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z His fight with the Hunters had left him with mottled grey and pink scar tissue on his arms and face, so he looked like a bruised peach in the process of rotting. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He’s got a brown shirt like mine, no scars on his head, a book in one hand, and a knife in the other. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He towered above all in the chamber and his beard flamed around a face so scarred with old wounds it was impossible to tell where one began and another ended. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know what kind of scars these are?” the woman asked her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z That brutal encounter with the police had left indelible scars. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The ragged scar that marked her chin and continued down her neck to her broad shoulder was said to be a remnant of a long-ago battle with one of the forest creatures. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A thick salt-and-pepper beard now covered his face—perhaps to hide the scars from his attack. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Whoa. Did you actually see me get hit? Tab is, like, scarred for life from it.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z But how was an ugly, scarred girl to convince the Sun God she was worthy of such attention? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The wall, even in its punctured and broken state, was still an ugly scar across Berlin. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Ged was richly and outlandishly dressed in fur and silk and silver, but the clothes were torn and stiff with sea-salt, and he stood gaunt and stooped, his hair lank about his scarred face. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The khal laughed as he swung down off his stallion and showed her the scars on his leg where the hrakkar had raked him through his leggings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As Scabior said it, Harry’s scar, which was stretched tight across his distended forehead, burned savagely. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry that or it’s liable to scar worse,” she’d said as she handed Naomi an enormous piece of pecan pie. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The spool rolled in his palms, the tendons in his scarred wrists like rubab strings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His face was angular and brutal, marked with old knife scars. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They covered and wove in and out of several sets of snakebite scars on his arms. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He touched the crumpled nostril, traced the scar that gouged across his cheek. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The dark sky was shattered by a blue-white scar. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “The scars last longer than the game, you see,” Tsukiko says, straightening her kimono around her shoulders. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z However, Dustfinger put the second bottle to his lips, filling his mouth until his scarred cheeks were bulging. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It had scars across its body and one completely white eye, which, I swear, winked at me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The first is Johanna Reyes, former spokesperson of Amity, identifiable by the scar that crosses her face and the hint of yellow peeking out from under her black jacket. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The skin shifts, revealing the scar that wraps around his ring finger. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Leaning in the mouth of the tunnel was a rat with a diagonal scar across his face. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her father with a shock of hair like a bristle brush stiff with shoe polish, rolling his large sleeves up to his elbows while the scar at his temple gleamed white. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Now damaged by the sun it is marked with scars and pimples. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice that she has pulled her hair back on both sides, to reveal the scar in its entirety. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I usually tried to wear shirts outside because I didn’t like it when people paid any attention to the emoticon scars on my back. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z His nose was flat and a half-inch scar beneath his lower lip stood out white beneath the dark stubble. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He pulled up his sleeve to show the long scars from the mauling. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z In place of a trip to the moon, I had only a scar on my throat and a great desire to make up for lost time. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was crying now, and the tears burned her scar and bit at her face. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The river itself wasn’t very big, maybe fifty yards across, green water with a few rapids, but it carved a huge scar out of the desert. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Had a big purple scar where the bone broke through the skin. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z They blew on her skin, but in spite of their care Nhamo’s feet had blistered and scarred. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Like my father always says, Those that scar you are you.'" Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The ruinous decade had scarred the city, as it had every other: poor boxes on the street, people living on railcars. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy had once covered the walls, but it had been torn away, leaving long interlocking scars in the cracked paint. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z That beautiful, innocent angel reborn; Sandy said her face will be scarred for life. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry waited, holding his breath, fighting against the prickling of his scar. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It wasn't just a present, but a present she received because she'd torn her other coat beyond repair, mangling her knee, leaving a permanent scar. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My face has not ignored the passage of time, but recorded it with scars, lines, furrows, and erosions. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z An old man with a lined rectangular face and a scar across the flat arch of his nose, he was the leader of the larboard watch and Reed’s right-hand man. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I see the scar on Amara’s cheek stretch as she winks at me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z He was mostly bald, with scars across his forehead and a rim of stringy white hair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The hot plates she carried from the kitchen seared the insides of her forearms with arc-shaped scars. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I considered Brer’s scars, and Miss Sarah’s and Miss Rose’s burned feathers. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “I can find no real fault with her save perhaps a touch of laziness, and yet I don’t like her very much. Maybe it’s that scar. How did she get it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He brushed by a gaunt, cadaverous, trustful man in a black raincoat with a star-shaped scar in his cheek and a glossy mutilated depression the size of an egg in one temple. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The scar on his face made him look almost evil in the torchlight. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Every day I see the scars when I sit on the edge of my bed after my shower and rub cream on my legs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We are so close I forget where I am; instead I notice that the corners of his mouth turn down naturally, just like mine, and that he has a scar on his chin. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He yawned widely, so that his scars stretched, and his lopsided mouth revealed a number of missing teeth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He walks up to me, close, so close I could reach up and trace his scars with my finger if I wanted to. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Now, lamed by pain, he went hesitantly, and did not raise his face, the left side of which was white with scars. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Fresher, and far more ominous, a whole series of victory scars gleamed on his chest, showing all the men he’d broken when he’d been a ring fighter. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z That mark on the bridge of my nose is a chicken pox scar. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something for you to wear on Tuesday. You might even have a scar now, if you’re lucky. That’s what you want, isn’t it?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z To re-wrap them in its old, scarred pelt and drag them back to where they really lived. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The scars are not the worst part, nor even the way his mouth twitches. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His fingers tapped at the uneven edge of his scar, and she held her breath, afraid to disturb the stillness that had settled between them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It etched itself like a sudden scar across its face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She had asked, Would it scar? with the simple blinking fear of a fourteen-year-old. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Their road was only a scar through the waste of thin snow and leafless bushes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The ship’s carpenter was just as she’d imagined him: the round mountains of his shoulders; the brown, sun-lined face and the bandanna tied around his forehead; the splintery abused hands spotted with scars and pitch. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Mine was similar,” Marco says, looking at her ring though his eyes keep moving to the scar instead. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As he kicked his legs out straight he made a scar of oil stain across his blanket. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Up close I saw what I had not seen from the car: The man had a scar on his right cheek, as though he had been hit in the face with a sledge. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Bowen Marsh rubbed at the scar he had won at the Bridge of Skulls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His left side seemed one single long unpleasantly stretched scar, and he really had to hobble on his two rows of legs. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a jagged purple line running from below his eye to below his mouth, like a tattoo of a scar. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z In the picture, his curly hair was blond, not silvery, and there was no scar on his cheek. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I thought the cap’n had made a mistake, ’cause whilst this woman did have a eye patch and a scar running ’crost her cheek, he hadn’t said nothing ’bout her skin! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I decided that I was going to report him so that he would no longer be able to scar anyone else the way he scarred the lives of my cousin and me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She touched the deep scar on her forehead, remembering. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I have friends who wouldn’t think of allowing their children to attend a funeral for fear of inflicting traumatic scars. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He beckoned to the scarred man and waved to Glazier Estabrook. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The scar lines were parallel, all roughly the same length. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z People of my father’s generation sometimes showed off having passed through the initiation by carving scars into their foreheads and removing their lower teeth, but that tradition has almost disappeared. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And my feet—the trouble I’m having with my feet—I could write songs about the pain my feet give me—maybe your scar is like that. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z And even though our adventures almost always ended up with me getting bruises, bumps, scars, and even stitches, I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A claustrophobic feel pervaded the flat, the concrete neighborhood with no trees, the scarred walls of the building. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The scarred woman sat down heavily and looked at her empty hands, her bell-shaped figure an iron shadow in the light of the lantern. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And then it occurred to me that there might come a time when the Paqo would use his power to heal my scarred face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Ultimately recovered with major scarring around face and reconstructed teeth. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The man has a scar on his neck on the nub side. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z My wounds healed and my father told me to be comforted, for the scars would not be seen until after I had taken a husband. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z You had to look at the scar patterns on people s faces to tell the tribes apart—Dinka scar patterns were different from those of the Nuer. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z With him standing this close, I could see the gold ring in his right ear, like a pirate’s, and a long, thin scar that ran along the left side of his chin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone shoved her way through the crowd—a gray-haired woman with a hooked nose and a scar across her cheek. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She had a new scar on her chin, and her dirty blond hair had been cut short and ragged, like someone had attacked it with a pair of safety scissors. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Not deep enough to kill me, just deep enough to make scars. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And I remembered for the first time in a long time that scar Jermaine had. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z We know these wars as the Crusades—bloody, gruesome conflicts, the scars of which are felt in the Middle East to this day. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But he would ride for twenty more years, bearing only a single scar from a hoof. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those scars on your stomach are evidence—enough that we can get Robert and Darrel into the station.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ash led the huntress up the garden path and into the kitchen, and she poured some water from the pitcher on the scarred kitchen table into a clean goblet. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z His words distort the scars on his face—a slice across the bridge of his nose, and another jagged mark that goes from his ear to the bottom of his chin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I think it’s because he’s completely hairy and he’s got weird scars on his back that I’ve never had the courage to ask him about. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Taking a breath, Sefia searched for a mark that would allow her to focus her Vision—the scars around the porter’s mouth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Look what she did to my head. I had to get stitches, and now they say there will be a scar. I suppose that’s what happens when you’re not raised the right way.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The little scar on Jason’s upper lip seemed to glow white in the moonlight. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “She said that you said the kid had a lot of scars and stuff. Like he’d been in a fire.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z What would they say if Harry wrote to them and told them about his scar hurting? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Ezili-Danto, the Iwa of vengeance for women. She has the scars on her face, too. And she carries a knife. She will cut a man or woman if she feels betrayed.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, God, no. Yes—a scar on her forehead.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I look at the scars on my legs from when Papito whipped me as I dangled from the rafters. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But the animal was more than scarred and dirty; he was frantic and desperate. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z His craggy face looked like a mahogany stump, and on one tanned cheek was a scar in the shape of an M. Anybody could see that the guy was old—and tough. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It felt like I’d been holding in twelve billion gallons behind the sutures of my Lazarus Door scar. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She would have a big ugly scar there for the rest of her life, but the wound still seemed to be healing all right—no unusual darkening or swelling. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z One of his dark eyebrows was cut in half by a long white scar that curved like a scythe across his forehead and into his shaved hairline. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The stands were scarred, the walls needed paint, the naked light bulbs seemed ugly, their bare, black wires like the dead branches of a stunted tree. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z |
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