soot

Example Sentences

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For many residents with still-standing homes that were blanketed in toxic soot and ash, clear guidance on how to restore their homes to safe conditions would be a much welcome relief.

From Los Angeles Times

The 2025 Palisades fire destroyed multiple buildings on Pali High’s campus and deposited soot and ash in others.

From Los Angeles Times

Silver nitrate burned hot and fast, and even now her eyes itched furiously, and she could taste a chemical soot on her tongue.

From Literature

Under this hypothesis, the blasts ignited widespread fires that filled the atmosphere with smoke, soot, and dust.

From Science Daily

Abandoned for years, it is scarred by soot from a 2014 fire that gutted parts of the structure.

From BBC