How to use scab in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun, verb

Scab means an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing. Example: “I scabbed some money off a friend.”

Examples of scab by meaning

verbTo form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin.

Trev walked over and leaned down, dropping a tender kiss on her forehead where the skin was raw and scabbing from the cut.2009, Linda Wisdom, Wicked By Any Other Name, page 233
The bark that wasn′t already scabbed off was peppered with beetle holes.2009, Nancy Lord, Rock, Water, Wild: An Alaskan Life, page 121

verbTo act as a strikebreaker.

Nobody desires to scab, to give most for least.1903 April 5, London, Jack, The Scab

verbTo beg (for), to cadge or bum.

I scabbed some money off a friend.
And I can′t keep scabbing off my best friend.2010, Fiona Wood, Six Impossible Things, page 113

More sentences with scab

You're picking at your scabs when you should be letting them heal.From the entry when
When we were filming all the scenes in Charlie’s house, I had a huge scab.2024 September 20, Sam Damshenas, quoting Joe Locke, “Joe Locke and Jenny Walser on Heartstopper’s darkest (and horniest) season yet”, in…. From the entry VFX
She pulls off the scab and some of the surrounding skin with our often resterilized needle.1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 8. From the entry resterilize
"'You know—if you've ever picked the scab of a sore place.1952, C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, HarperTrophy. From the entry billy-oh
Pear growers also often reported scab and fire blights as the most damaging diseases.1949, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Information Bulletin, page xv. From the entry fire blight
Table 1 shows the distribution of resistance to scab amongst 36 species and variëties.1949, Tijdschrift over plantenziekten, page 9. From the entry variëty
Realizing that some scabbing still remains, they douche and redouche themselves until they are veritable douche fiends.1900, The Post-Graduate (volume 15, page 775). From the entry redouche
Crystal stepped forward and shouted, "you talk to your scabs?!2011, Korin Gould, Cellophane Friends, →ISBN. From the entry doodie head
The hot curling iron burn on my neck was starting to scab but it looked like it might hang around a lifetime.2007, Nancy Bush, Electric Blue, page 212. From the entry alienish
Zineb did not give good control as a precover spray but as a cover spray it gave excellent control of late and storage scab.1957, Canada Dept. of Agriculture Research Station, Kentville, N. S., Research Report, page 19. From the entry precover
Stage of Decrustation.—At the end of the third week the scabs begin to loosen and to fall off, leaving brownish, pigmented areas or scars behind.1917, Lewellys F. Barker, “Smallpox”, in Monographic Medicine: The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases, volume 2, New York: D.…. From the entry decrustation
Whoever shall sell a calf or a yearling, let him be answerable against the scab from the calends of winter until the Feast of Patrick.1909, A[rthur] W[ade] Wade-Evans, “English Translation of Harleian Ms. 4353 (V) with the Missing Leaves Supplied from Cleopatra A xiv…. From the entry calends
In the Annapolis Valley, in spite of an irregular bloom, the fruit has set well and has, as yet, been little affected by scab.1906, Canada. Dept. of Agriculture. Fruit Branch, Fruit crop report. From the entry set
A few days before, I snicked my forefinger with the curved banana knife at the store, and a callusy scab toughened the ball of my fingertip.1961, John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent, Penguin Books, published 2008, →ISBN. From the entry callusy

Meaning of scab

noun An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
noun The scabies.
noun The mange, especially when it appears on sheep.

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Questions about scab in a sentence

How do you use scab in a sentence?: Scab is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I scabbed some money off a friend.”
What is a short sentence with scab?: “I scabbed some money off a friend.”
What does scab mean?: Scab means an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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