charred

Example Sentences

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Footage broadcast by Indian news channels showed its exterior badly charred as emergency workers searched the site.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Under U.S. law, bourbon must be distilled from a mix of grains containing at least 51% corn, and aged in new, charred barrels of oak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Another night, we had tacos with three different oven-roasted salsas: tomato; a smoky, porky black bean and corn; and peach, jammy and just a little charred.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

There was a charred smell in the air, faint but evident, and a light breeze on my arms and face.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English