scorch

Example Sentences

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The only mark of its presence was a small brown spot where its breath had scorched the pillowcase.

From Literature

That explosion of tomato and garlic, the ooze of cheese, it erased the smell of bleach that had scorched his nostrils; it filled up the hollow emptiness that yawned in his belly.

From Literature

He was the main winner at last year's ceremony, too, winning both record and song of the year for his scorching diss track, Not Like Us.

From BBC

Molecules move between scorching temperatures deep inside the planet and cooler regions above, shifting between different states and rearranging themselves through thousands of reactions.

From Science Daily

It was a fireball, an explosion of blue-red, and the heat of it singed the tips of his hair and scorched his eyes, so that both he and Mal had to cover their faces.

From Literature