scorch
Example Sentences
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A potentially dangerous, record-setting heat wave is forecast to scorch Southern California on Thursday and Friday, with triple-digit highs possible in many spots across the region.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
“In a physical attack, you can crash into drones, trap them in a net or scorch them with a laser,” said Andres Gomez, an electronics engineer at Aeronautical Industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
All eyes then turned on the final racer, the 25-year-old Braathen keeping his calm to scorch through to a historic victory for his adopted homeland.
From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025
After the fire was extinguished, scorch marks can be seen rising from the shop's doors and windows, one of which appears completely destroyed.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
They returned with arms laden, and Dicey turned the potatoes, rinsed in rain drops, over and then arranged the chicken wings near to the edge of the fire so they wouldn’t scorch.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Vocabulary lists containing scorch
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