blackened

Example Sentences

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The gold-plated figure she’d won for “Fantastic Beasts” was warped and blackened by heat, its surface blistered and twisted like something pulled from a furnace.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

On either side lie two run-down empty tower blocks, replete with broken windows and walls blackened by fire damage.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

"People come and buy three sacks to be prepared for when there's no electricity," said Agosto, his hands blackened from filling, stacking, and arranging the sacks on the side of the road.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The glebe was littered with mangled fuselages and blackened wings.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell