sear
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A private chef will roast asparagus and sear rib-eyes for dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
It takes well to a hard sear, which means texture.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
“I can still put your sear marks on your steak or burger with an infrared grill that’s fully electric,” said Langerud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
The chef seems to enjoy using the torch, often pulling it out to sear the nigiri.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
Ella let her eyes sear into Lian's until she looked away.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
He continues to haunt them, leading to an arresting finale that sears the wounds felt by a ghost who never found the easier life he desired.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Officers purchased multiple auto sears throughout the course of the investigation, according to police.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Love that sears and scars, like the pitiless expanses of the Sahara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
“It is a kind of image that sears itself into your memory. It inspires a kind of sensory reaction,” Global jury chair Rena Effendi said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
Something in his voice stops me, sears me.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
It carries an image of a windmill in a field "seared by the heat" in Warwickshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
There is something about cold rice and then this slightly seared, slightly burned black cod.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Comedically speaking, the excesses of suburbia are low-hanging fruit, but Ms. Maum finds a few new targets—she describes one would-be master of the universe as “the kind of man who seared steak with his initials.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It doesn’t have the same aspirational energy as a perfectly seared breast or a golden, crispy thigh.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
“My seared vision! My crippled strength!” he murmured regretfully.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Bessent’s actions take on added significance given a searing critique he laid out last year of how the central bank operates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“While bears beat back the bullish test higher, however, searing heat will return early next week, particularly in Texas, while Corpus Christi LNG feedgas nominations are creeping up.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
A searing statement on X from the club's official account soon ruled out a return, but 24 hours later, he was holding up a royal blue shirt and beaming in front of the camera.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Neighbors were running, shouting words that Olanna could not understand because the stubborn searing sound had shrilled its way into her head.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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