scarification

Example Sentences

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Most of those like Mr Akeem, who were marked as children, agree it was right to stop facial scarification.

From BBC • May 20, 2022

It is based on a 2020 sculpture, “I Am Speaking, Can You Hear Me?,” comprising two busts adorned all over with stylized scarification marks.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2021

They were dressed in Ethiopian uniforms, she said, but spoke with an Eritrean accent and had traditional facial scarification typical of the neighbouring country.

From Reuters • Apr. 15, 2021

The spikes and lines covering their bodies suggest ritual scarification.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

She had inferred that he wrote it after leaving her, thus revenging himself upon her by further scarification of the friend for whom she had pleaded.

From The Clarion by Stevens, William Dodge