blackened
Example Sentences
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The spill blackened popular beaches, killed wildlife and hurt tourism and fishing.
Inside, workers collected debris in wheelbarrows, their faces blackened by floating dust.
From Seattle Times
In the neighboring suburb of Irpin, where entire streetscapes were shattered and blackened under Russian occupation, what was destroyed is being reconstructed.
From Seattle Times
On a wide piece of the deck cratered by the bridge’s blow, knots of blackened metal morphed into a jumbled, metallic maze.
From New York Times
Pictures show huge flames bellowing from the roof of the luxury home, and later, the blackened, smouldering ruins.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
