sear

Example Sentences

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An explosive opening day of searing pace saw an astonishing 19 wickets tumble.

From Barron's

Firefighters halted it quickly at 72 acres, but many trees had already been seared.

From Los Angeles Times

For the last decade, Teen Vogue has been an unexpected source of some of the most searing progressive political analysis in American media.

From Salon

Yu, who trains in Hebei and juggles swimming with her school work, took up the sport when she was six as a means of escaping China's searing summer heat.

From Barron's

That Anderson included them in this searingly political narrative as a heroic force felt validating.

From Los Angeles Times