singe
Example Sentences
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He pointed out the singed books the blast had catapulted into the street.
From Los Angeles Times
On fire, the car skidded across the patio and over the slate walk, singeing the grass as it wheeled and bounced across the yard.
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The Dragon howled with rage and spat a wall of flame that singed Rowan's hair and eyebrows.
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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.
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Besides some singed horse hair, he seemed all right.
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