blackened
Example Sentences
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Four Marines crouch in the foreground surrounded by the blackened remains of burned trees; in the top two-thirds of the picture the black-and-white smoke of the blast billows upward, beautiful in its destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
One popular order is the Diaspora Delight with blackened salmon and jollof rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Supermarket shelves stacked with products blackened from the fire were stacked up beneath a cratered ceiling and behind blown-out windows.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Salisbury was colorful: A mixed martial arts enthusiast, he once appeared at the agency’s headquarters with his face bruised and eye blackened from a recent bout.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
I swiveled around and stared down the blackened street, searching the night for a silhouetted figure.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
