charred

Example Sentences

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The appetizers, especially the charred grapes with mozzarella cheese and balsamic vinegar cream, were better than the main course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The fire was right beneath a power line, and the transistor charred.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

A lemon tree was charred, and an avocado tree had shed all of its fruit.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Picture a burrito bowl layered in reds and greens: cabbage slaw, sweet corn, charred bell peppers, red onion, shredded lettuce, jalapeños.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

I have seen way too many charred and splintered husks of trees to be blasé about something like that, let me tell you.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon