blackened

Example Sentences

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AFP correspondents at the site saw a blackened, debris-strewn street.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Footage of the aftermath shows the entire side of the building blackened with soot with a plume of smoke rising into the air.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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 breadcrumb shards that blackened and caramelized at the edges of the sheet pan.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Now and then she doused the coals and carved away the blackened bits with Uncle Kufa’s knife.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer