charred
Example Sentences
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It’s unlikely that a fix for the East-West pipeline will be simple, judging by the satellite images showing “a wide area that looks pretty charred over,” Smith said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
I followed him into the house, with its charred walls, ceiling and flooring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
More than 40 hours after a deadly ferry fire began, Philippine rescuers have boarded the charred remains of the MV June Aster in search of dozens of missing people.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Six months after Harley Di Nardo’s sister Marisa vanished when jets struck the Twin Towers, police knocked on the door of the Di Nardo family home carrying Marisa’s charred, black purse, found in the rubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The destruction reminded Carmen of the pictures she’d seen in the newspapers of the battlefields of the Great War—the cities and forests of France and Belgium turned to charred ruins.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
