burnt

Example Sentences

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A smell of burnt hair hung in the air.

From Literature

Then I nibbled grains of corn off the cob, savoring the slightly burnt taste as if I’d never eaten roasted corn before.

From Literature

The grill tipped over and fell, spilling smoking charcoal and burnt steaks all over the patio.

From Literature

Physicians, nurses and other medical staff are stressed and burnt out, with some leaving the profession.

From Salon

But what sticks with us is the color: Despite the overcast sky, the mustard yellow and burnt orange of the boys’ shirt and sweater pop from the printed page.

From The Wall Street Journal