singe

Example Sentences

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Drake didn’t find a shortcut to the exotic East, and he headed back to singe the Spanish king’s beard closer to home and to English supply lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

In triple-digit heat, monkey bars singe children’s hands, water bottles warp and seatbelts feel like hot irons.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023

In a feat of literary alchemy, Kingsolver uses the fire of that boy’s spirit to illuminate — and singe — the darkest recesses of our country.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022

Whereas most hot sauces these days are in a competition to see who can singe your tonsils the most, I like that there's an actual balance to Humble House Ancho & Morita.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2022

She let my hand go and made a flame so large I felt the hair on the right side of my head singe.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs