singe
Example Sentences
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The mural survived the Palisades fire with minor singe marks.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 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
A little singe around the edges of the bread will remind you of the coal-fire char of the original.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023
In the oven’s heat, their tips singe and brown, turning irresistibly crisp.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2022
If she wasn’t careful the match would singe her fingertips, or worse, light the entire attic on fire.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing singe
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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The Sea of Monsters
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"Uprising," Vocabulary from the historical novel
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