scorched
Example Sentences
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Yet another heat wave scorched the Western United States Saturday, bringing extreme heat warnings to Southern California and record temperatures in the Southwest and Montana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
After sunrise, villagers in Qusra, near the city of Nablus, walked through the scorched remains of the Al-Rahma mosque, broken tiles littering the ground, videos showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The sight of scorched brown leaves has become a familiar view.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Spain's largest active fire was still burning in Guadalajara province, around 100 km north of Madrid, where it has scorched about 32,000 hectares.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Back in elementary school, our field was scorched, and you had to watch out for pieces of glass that were sometimes crushed in the dirt.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
