shorn

[ shawrn, shohrn ]

verb

1. a past participle of shear.

shorn

/ ʃɔːn /

verb

1. a past participle of shear

Other Words From

• un·shorn adjective

Example Sentences

Shorn of an entire team with at least three, and possibly as many as five or six, certain starters missing, Scotland showed a whole lot of resilience.

From BBC

Zeigen, who wears his hair shorn tight to his head, emphasizing his finely boned face and huge brown eyes, began by describing his mother.

From Salon

The Briton, who is at a career-high ranking of 25 and won his first ATP title in June in Stuttgart, now has a chance to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final in a draw that is shorn of 24-time major champion Novak Djokovic as well as Alcaraz.

From BBC

Productivity fell ever more steeply, speculation in wine sales collapsed, and poverty gripped a population shorn of their precious trade.

From Salon

MyPillow huckster Mike Lindell, freshly shorn of his walrus mustache, tried to debate a 12-year-old .

From Salon

Related Words

• bald
• exposed
• naked
• uncovered