carbonize

Example Sentences

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One was of a dispatch on the ground in Romania describing the funeral of 101 crewmen: “ … most of these aviators had been found carbonized and it was impossible to establish their identity.”

From Seattle Times

"All the girls looked alike: bandaged, their skin carbonized. One was without lips and nose. Another one screamed: 'Throw water on me!' I saw them closing their eyes and dying."

From BBC

Because you won’t eat the carbonized skin, feel free to remove it before serving, but the color contrast between the black skin and orange interior is so dramatic we suggest leaving it on.

From Washington Post

“I saw these little ashes falling down from the sky, these perfect little carbonized pieces of giant sequoia,” he said.

From National Geographic

The skin forms a carbonized black bark — the kind that would usually signal ruin — while the flesh inside steams and softens until it collapses to silken and rather smoky perfection.

From New York Times