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I didn’t yet know how the attacks would shatter our country’s invincibility and sear our souls for a generation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Manufacturers slap the word “grill” on the packaging of all types of cookers, alongside images of steaks with sear marks, even if they don’t actually involve searing over a live fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Season the skirt steak with salt and black pepper, then sear in batches until deeply browned around the edges, about 2–3 minutes per side.

From Salon ● May 19, 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

Then I draw a line in the dirt a few feet from the force field as a reminder to keep back, and Peeta and I settle down to roast nuts and sear cubes of rat.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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

Its fleshy red shape sears through my mind.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Crows circled the blackened earth looking for seared animals to feast on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Or you might have seared in your mind the image of the beaked masks that plague doctors wore in the 1600s, which, given the lack of treatments at the time, became closely associated with death.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

It carries an image of a windmill in a field "seared by the heat" in Warwickshire.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Some moments are seared in the collective memory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

But after a few seconds the smell’s chemical properties seared his nostrils, and he covered his nose with his handkerchief.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Stateside listeners will be delighted to learn that the edition concludes with “Watching the Detectives,” the searing track that was appended to the American release.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

Fans of Mungiu’s searing dramas might be surprised to hear him crack a joke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

When Tiedemann posted clips on social media of her whipping up seafood pastas and searing rib-eyes, she became an overnight sensation, as much for her bawdy, uninhibited personality as her culinary prowess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

The searing heat could also lead to power cuts, rail and air travel delays, and cause serious health impacts such as dehydration and heat exhaustion.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Just as she had never seriously thought of having a child until now; the longing in the lower part of her belly was sudden and searing and new.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie