blackened

Example Sentences

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AFP correspondents at the site saw a blackened, debris-strewn street.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Footage of the aftermath shows the entire side of the building blackened with soot with a plume of smoke rising into the air.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The breadcrumb shards that blackened and caramelized at the edges of the sheet pan.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

I hung up the phone and turned off the TV, my scalp tingling like the static inside the blackened television.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen