searing

Example Sentences

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After the Calcutta Cup victory at Murrayfield, Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu spoke to the BBC with searing honesty.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

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 • Feb. 10, 2026

Her stories are well-told, relevant and often searing, detailing an elementary-school teacher’s slight, a hometown swimming-pool reckoning and chauvinism from an Ivy League club.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 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

When Jesper grabbed the doors’ leather-covered handles and pulled them open, he was hit by a blast of searing air.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo