searing

Example Sentences

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The word enters my ear like a snake, searing itself into my brain, and I recoil, like his statement of ridiculousness pushed me.

From Literature

“The Complex,” more meandering and less searing — is a departure from such detonation.

From Los Angeles Times

We shuffled outside with the rest of the crowd, blinking as our eyes adjusted to the searing afternoon sun.

From Literature

A searing blister had erupted on my right heel—a bloody, foreign kind of pain that I’d been afraid to mention to anyone because I didn’t want to look too tender.

From Literature

Wales initially continued the dominance early in the second half with a flowing patient move finished by Edwards' searing pace.

From BBC