charred
Example Sentences
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It’s a potent cocktail made of Coca-Cola and clear spirits that tavern co-owner Owen Walsh drummed up in honor of the unexpected guest that made landfall a few days ago: a charred spacecraft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Along the roads around Izyum burnt-out shells of petrol stations have become part of the landscape, heaps of mangled, charred metal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
His attorneys said the blast melted decorative lighting on his balcony, charred the railing and melted sections of artificial turf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The place is completely charred, but the framing and rooms remain partially intact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
They’d built a fire there and charred billets of wood lay stuck in the melted tar together with ash and bones.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
