charred

Example Sentences

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She held a stave of the Clavie - a piece of charred wood from the annual Burghead fire ritual - which is meant to bring good luck.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The appetizers, especially the charred grapes with mozzarella cheese and balsamic vinegar cream, were better than the main course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Another night, we had tacos with three different oven-roasted salsas: tomato; a smoky, porky black bean and corn; and peach, jammy and just a little charred.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

A lemon tree was charred, and an avocado tree had shed all of its fruit.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

I swiveled around, but there was only the charred building I had glimpsed during my vision at Meir’s.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros