sear

Example Sentences

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Even searing inflation earlier in the 2020s and the resulting higher price levels haven’t derailed spending, despite frustrations about the costs of daily necessities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The searing pain created by his desperate sprint had blocked any sendings he might have received from Tiamat.

From Literature

But the bark burned their legs, and the hot ash that blanketed everything around them seared their fingers.

From Literature

Christopher felt it before he heard it: a sudden searing, blinding heat, and then a roar, inches from his left shoulder.

From Literature

We wouldn’t be drawn to “Labyrinth” all these years later if Bowie hadn’t poured a searing alloy of androgyny and enigmatic intent into a mold and popped out his Goblin King.

From Salon