scabby

Example Sentences

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Something is genuinely off about the goings-on at the conference, from strange deaths and elevators that suddenly aren’t elevators, to a rash of scabby infections afflicting guests and the discovery of a subterranean tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2024

"It was a busy weekend and there were a lot of people ready for a day out. There was me, absolutely stinking, wheeling this box and eating bits of scabby old sandwich."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2023

I caught a glimpse of ruined bungalows and scabby pastures, and at a hill-like dump, a pack of dogs tearing at garbage.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2020

Scratching your bow and scratching your scabby elbows!

From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019

She wishes I didn’t have scabby knees from running around kicking canisters and falling down pretending I was the greatest footballer in the world.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt