scorches
Example Sentences
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While it has been widely reported that the helicopters' exhaust scorches grass, Trump added Monday that the airflow is so powerful, the lawn actually "gets ripped out."
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Hammond B3 swells on the verse’s first pass, sticking close to the song’s melody, but on the second, it jumps an octave in an improvisation that nearly scorches the ear.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
The scene in which Biff almost violently embraces Willy and tries—in vain—to make him discard his illusions scorches with its sadness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
The Illinois State Journal declared in a July 8 headline, “Heat wave scorches Midwest: many die.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2022
It scorches a long brown finger oh the newspaper.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
