scorched
Example Sentences
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BBC reporter Mike Apps, who is at the scene, said: "The land in front of me has been completely scorched by the blaze that has ripped through here, still smouldering in some areas."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
As of Friday afternoon, the blazes had scorched nearly seven million acres, an area larger than the state of Vermont.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It left a scorched black mark on his orange rayon shirt that made him look like a superhero.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Over the weekend, the heat scorched the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland, with the countries setting new temperature records of 41.9C,
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
For George Blake and his fellow prisoners, now being moved from location to location by their captors, all of North Korea had become a scorched war zone.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
