scab
Example Sentences
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“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
They picked at this particular South Africa scab with their verbal armoury of salty snipes when a tense chase began.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
There’s always that issue of, do you really want to pull the scab off an old scar and open the wound?
From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024
Tiny teeth, shut eyes, Beatrix Potter whiskers, French-mustardy fur, maroon scab, nubby spinal bone.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
