scorched

Example Sentences

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The drone is sent up again, this time to assess the damage and, on the small screen, the cave entrance appears scorched.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Atwood also received replacement Oscars after sending the academy a photo of her scorched “crispy critter” and informing them that two others had been completely lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Feller, buoyed by a huge partisan crowd gathered around the course, set the flags flying and airhorns blaring as he scorched into the lead by more than half a second.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Altogether, the fires erased an estimated $8.3 billion in home value across the two scorched suburban L.A. communities.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

A monstrous building blocked her way, its top half scorched black.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat