singe
Example Sentences
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His attacks — “They’re weird!” — tend to singe, not burn.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
Dorie advises putting a few slices in the toaster, so the heat can singe the edges, revive the texture and intensify the citrus and spice flavors.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2023
In the oven’s heat, their tips singe and brown, turning irresistibly crisp.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2022
In a feat of literary alchemy, Kingsolver uses the fire of that boy’s spirit to illuminate — and singe — the darkest recesses of our country.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022
She gives me a glare fit to singe hair.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing singe
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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The Sea of Monsters
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"Uprising," Vocabulary from the historical novel
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