singed

Example Sentences

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Opponents get burned and teammates singed if they don’t share it.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of his fig trees were singed but would probably survive and produce a new crop, he said, and about 20% of his olive trees remained.

From Seattle Times

“See, this one is cooked inside,” she said, as orange trees singed in a fire stood black across the dried-up stream behind her.

From New York Times

"And if you actually get an order, that's like where your hair is getting singed," he added.

From Salon

It’s terrifying and, if you can make it past the movie’s heartbreaking early images, most notably of a piteously singed and whimpering koala, you soon understand that your terror is justified.

From New York Times