blacken
Example Sentences
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Her face was pale under the skin that the cold had blackened.
From Literature
The devastation was stunning: government ministries, banks and towering office blocks stood blackened and burned.
From BBC
The breadcrumb shards that blackened and caramelized at the edges of the sheet pan.
From Salon
An AFP journalist on the ground reported burnt carpets, broken front doors, walls and windows blackened by fire.
From Barron's
On either side lie two run-down empty tower blocks, replete with broken windows and walls blackened by fire damage.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
