blackened

Example Sentences

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To add to the drama, a warm Madrid afternoon suddenly turned to blackened skies and a deluge to set a spectacular stage for this meeting of European heavyweights.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"The fire control centre gave us 20 litres of fuel and lent us leaf blowers. Once the season ends, we have to return them," he told AFP, standing before a blackened, ash-strewn stretch of land.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The gold-plated figure she’d won for “Fantastic Beasts” was warped and blackened by heat, its surface blistered and twisted like something pulled from a furnace.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The devastation was stunning: government ministries, banks and towering office blocks stood blackened and burned.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

He’s looking at ashes, gray coals, and blackened soot and bark.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes