blackened
Example Sentences
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AFP footage taken from a plane showed it listing onto one side, parts of it blackened and seriously damaged by fire, with two holes either side in the middle of the hull.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
But images taken at Shahran on Sunday morning showed emergency workers inspecting burned out oil tankers, blackened buildings and blazing fires.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 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
Only one end is blackened charcoal but that’s exactly what I want.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.