scorched
Example Sentences
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In the town of Stourbridge in central England, images showed scorched fields and burnt-out homes on Thursday, the UK's hottest day of the year so far.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I cannot erase the image of that scorched cell from my mind.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The fire began Sunday morning in the Los Padres National Forest southeast of the neighborhood of Loma Vista and quickly scorched 400 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Wild Ken Hill, a nature restoration project in Norfolk which was hit by a fire in 2022, provides some hope that scorched areas can recover.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
She followed him, leaving us boys to contemplate what had been, after all, our scorched, stinking failures.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
