sooty
Example Sentences
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Ornamental bay windows protrude from the sooty brick exterior that I estimate to be seventeenth century.
From Literature
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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
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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
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