How to Use scarification in a Sentence

scarification

noun

• These would be combined with 3D printed skin and stem cells to produce a quick-healing bandage with less of a possibility of scarification in the wound area.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 20 Feb. 2020
• Characters like Erik Killmonger are covered in tribal scarification, and there’s an elder adorned with a lip plate as worn by the Mursi people of Ethiopia.
  — Carolyn Hinds, The Root, 2 Feb. 2018
• The report also notes that scarification, the practice of burning or branding words or images into the skin, is not as highly regulated and is banned in some states.
  — Kate Thayer, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• Though there is a lot of consistency in the hosts’ looks, some altered their appearances through costume change or, in Clementine’s (played by Angela Sarafyan) case, through scarification.
  — Erika Stalder, refinery29.com, 21 May 2018
• Days later, Grimes shared another artistic shot on Instagram of herself cradling her baby bump, which is covered in scarification.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2021
• Some seeds, like magnolias have a hard outer shell and need scarification and stratification.
  — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2020
• The fourth wild card group are the creepy-ass druids led by Veran (Mackenzie Crook, unrecognizable in scarification makeup and filed teeth) that dispense drugs and execution orders for their own purposes.
  — Lincoln Michel, GQ, 6 Feb. 2018
• His Tribal Marks Series is informed by his extensive research into the centuries-old practice of facial scarification, and discussions with carriers of these marks.
  — Natasha Gural, Forbes, 24 June 2022
• Body modifications’ like tattoos, piercing other than in the ears, and scarification have become a mainstream trend, but adolescents do not always think about the long term ramifications.
  — Jay Greenspan, M.d., Philly.com, 9 Oct. 2017
• Luna Cobra has been performing body modifications such as splitting tongues and scarifications since the mid-1990s.
  — Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2017
• On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first-ever clinical guidelines to members on tattooing, piercing and scarification in adolescents and young adults.
  — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 18 Sep. 2017
• These designs most probably represent skin scarification, cutting, piercing and tattooing.
  — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2011
• Some figures incorporate the geometrical scarification prized in some cultures.
  — Dallas News, 17 June 2022
• Densely dotted patterns, reminiscent of Australian Aboriginal art, refer to scarification, the traditional African practice of cutting permanent adornments into human skin.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
• Warner allegedly indoctrinated Wood and other women via scarification.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024