scab

“I can tell you that it’s a wound that will scab over in time, but will tear open from time to time.”

From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026

“These people believe that you take the scab off of a wound and take it off again and again until something miraculous happens,” Boritt grumbles to the camera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Apples are also among the most heavily treated fruits, with pesticides used in particular to fight apple scab, the main fungal threat to orchards.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

As humans, we are nothing if not fascinated by our own bodies, whether that’s picking a scab, prodding a canker sore or popping a pimple.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

Hatchet flicked the last of his scab into the dirt and squinted at the raw skin beneath.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

An AFP photograph showed a red area with several brownish scabs protruding above his shirt collar on the right side of the neck of the 79-year-old president, the oldest ever elected.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

The main feature is an itchy, spotty rash which blisters then scabs over.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026

Some companies called on state militia and federal troops to put down uprisings and hired private security forces to protect so-called scabs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

There’s a toughness in them, as several showed off scabs on their arms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024

Butler could actually feel his bones knitting and the blood retreating from semicongealed scabs.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Whereas Li’s and Barker’s wounds are fresh, Longwell’s have largely scabbed over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The wounds that Vogel prods have largely scabbed over, and the concluding mood is one of compassion and release.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

She had reported concerns about a mole on her upper arm which had grown, becoming itchy and scabbed.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023

His hand is still bruised and scabbed, and it must heal fully before he can resume swinging a bat.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 22, 2023

If there is a statue on the grave it will be headless or so scabbed with fungus and lichens as to look like a fungus itself.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

The rash goes through several stages which include flat spots, raised spots, blisters and then scabbing.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

While this may seem like a perfect opportunity, please note that the WGA does strongly enforces its right to prevent non-members who have engaged in scabbing from ever becoming members.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2023

In the photos taken by investigators soon after Suzanne’s disappearance on Mother’s Day that year, there are three abrasions or cuts scabbing over, Rohrich said, Fox 21 reported.

From Fox News ● Aug. 23, 2021

I said she was doing great, and when I tilted my webcam toward her during Zoom calls, I made sure my swollen, scabbing hand wasn’t visible on the screen.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2021

“I’m all done. It will hurt a little tomorrow and may bleed a bit during the scabbing stage, but you should be fine.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos