sooty

Example Sentences

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Footage of rolling flames is as soothing as the real thing, and without the choking emissions and sooty clean-up.

From Salon

By the time pink and orange streaks began to glow over the horizon, all we had were a couple of boxes of wet, sooty items.

From Literature

They may be relocating to avoid sooty skies.

From Los Angeles Times

The mostly white moths stood out in the sooty environment and became easy prey for predators.

From Salon

The other side of the detective’s profile has him strolling between the starched propriety of upper-class society and the sooty underbelly, doing rich men’s dirty work.

From Salon