charcoal
Example Sentences
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The entire upper half of the canvas is an abstraction of mottled brushstrokes ranging from charcoal gray to a deep velvety black that surrounds the head like a heavy halo.
Do forests reduced to blackened earth and charcoal trees recover?
From Los Angeles Times
Crowd Cow’s grass-fed, Frenched rack from New Zealand practically begs to be kissed by charcoal.
From Salon
A built-in fire starter makes lighting lump charcoal painless, while an integrated fan keeps the temperature steady anywhere between 225 and 700 degrees.
From Salon
“Self-care is important,” the monster responds in a voice that sounds like it brushes with charcoal and gargles with rocks each morning.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.