searing

Example Sentences

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Without a break, Dudamel began Estévez’s complex cantata, which he conducted from memory, with a searing fury that did not let up for 35 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

With a searing sense of relief, I found Soldier Field as abuzz as if the Bears were playing the Packers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It is a work of searing writing that stays grounded and nuanced while looking ahead, in both practice and rhetoric.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

It follows a remarkable few days of searing heat that saw six amber heat health alerts issued across south-west England, the West Midlands, East Midlands, east of England, south east and London regions.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

It was different from the larger feelings that still racked his body: the searing agony in his arms and hands, the almost unendurable ulceration of his parched mouth, the feverish pounding of his head.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry