charred

Example Sentences

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In the footage, two charred propellers and engines can be clearly seen.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 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

The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In the days after the fires, a dramatic image of a charred Oscar lying in the rubble circulated widely on social media, with some posts claiming it showed Robert Redford’s statuette destroyed in the disaster.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The manticore dropped, charred, unmoving, to the deck of the boat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell