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Examples
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The face was covered with half-healed bruises, and the nose, which once was straight, had been bent to one side, but Hap still recognized the man.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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Frost after frost had bitten deeply, each depositing its stratum of scab upon the half-healed scar that went before.
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Frost after frost had bitten deeply, each depositing its stratum of scab upon the half-healed scar that went before.
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Today, Kenyans wonder whether outside intervention through the ICC would solidify national unity or reopen half-healed wounds.
Michelle Chen: Africa and the International Criminal Court: Is Global Justice Blind? Michelle Chen 2011
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The bandages had been torn away, and the cold, salt spray had eaten into the half-healed wounds until they were numb and no longer pained.
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The face was covered with half-healed bruises, and the nose, which once was straight, had been bent to one side, but Hap still recognized the man.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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Her clothes were ripped to shreds and she was covered in half-healed wounds.
Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011
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There were times when the loss of so much cuticle kept him awake at night, and often the half-healed surface was raked raw afresh by the facetious Mr. Bunster.
MAUKI 2010
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She didn't try to hide the half-healed perfectly linear scabs on her arms.
Group 2010
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The bandage was gone from his head, and fresh blood had trickled from his half-healed wound.
DRAGON GAMES P.W. CATANESE 2010
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