| Miles, Beryl and their cat survived it twice, emerging slightly scathed and much less keen on the sea. |
| He'd been hit a few times, but for someone of his magnitude, it barely scathed him. |
| The intermittent chug of a passing taxicab momentarily scathed Lincoln's vision, but undeterred she preached on to a deaf society. |
| The little wiry bushes that grow all over Yosemite seem to be barely scathed by the flames in places, a tribute to their hardiness. |
| But if Mr. Rangel, a Democrat, continues serving — scathed by scandal and under Republican rule — what will his service look like? |
| Build that into the equation, and London has emerged from the spending review not too badly scathed. |
