blacken
Example Sentences
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The spill blackened popular beaches, killed wildlife and hurt tourism and fishing.
Algae lying dormant on the ice starts blooming in spring blackening large areas of the ice.
From Science Daily
Meanwhile, California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded on Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley.
From Seattle Times
California’s largest wildfire so far this year was significantly surrounded Monday after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley.
From Seattle Times
On Monday, barefoot children poked at the blackened debris as searches continued.
From Seattle Times
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