searing

Example Sentences

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“The Complex,” more meandering and less searing — is a departure from such detonation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

He was gifted with searing pace, making him an integral player for managers Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson, Southgate, the interim Lee Carsley and Tuchel.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“It’s searing pain from all the lactic acid. It floods your system. You blow capillaries in your eyes, you throw up after races,” said Cheek, now an NBC analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

But again the Chinese player snuffed out the threat to take it to a tight tiebreak, where Anisimova muscled her way through with some searing groundstrokes.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

The temperature was dropping quickly, from searing hot to chilly within a matter of minutes, like it always did in the desert at dusk.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls