blackened

Example Sentences

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The immediate damage is clear to see, with heavy palls of smoke hanging over the blackened and charred landscape, but a conservation expert said the long-term damage could take hundreds of years to repair.

From BBC • May 2, 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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Apples dipped in caramel so dark they appeared almost blackened but remained light and crisp and sweet.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern