scorch
Example Sentences
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From just inside the opposition half, Jarrell-Searcy shrugged off Jess Breach and scorched in for the Eagles' only try of the tournament opener.
From BBC
It’s finally expected to cool down in Southern California this weekend after a scorching heat wave this week broke temperature records across the region.
From Los Angeles Times
Death Valley on Thursday scorched in 40C degrees while the often cool and foggy San Francisco tied its historic March record at 29C degrees, and skiers in Colorado were hitting the slopes shirtless.
From Barron's
This unseasonable March streak of scorching heat is not only notable in its intensity, but also in its duration and its scale.
From Los Angeles Times
AFP visited the remote border zone and saw three buildings reduced to rubble, their scorched zinc roofing twisted among the debris.
From Barron's
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