char

Example Sentences

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When you try to set fire to wood treated with Burnblock, the material forms a protective layer of char, explains Mr Bay-Smidt.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

A few char marks from your chosen cooking method and they are ready.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025

The critical clue for Sanei was a naturally occurring material called inertinite, a stable form of organic carbon in Earth’s crust, formed when wildfires char forests and the burned vegetation fossilizes.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025

The Palisades fire went on to char 23,707 acres in the area of Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

Over all hangs the cold brume of char, drifting across the water, lying still upon the decks of ships.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson