One side of his face was burnt, and the other had a long gash on it.

There was a long gash down the wall in front of him.

Then he twisted around to look at his left side and saw the long gash there.

Something had made a long gash in the side of the booth.

However, the cut can also be very deep, in which case a puddle of blood pools around a longer gash.

A long gash appeared on the back of his hand.

A long gash ran into the left side of Jamie's temple.

Lifting a hand to his face, he felt a long stinging gash.

Lifting a hand to his face, he felt a long stinging gash but did not remember being hit.

He looked down to see a long gash that a broadsword must have opened during the fighting.