soot

Alexander and Beowulf each blacked an eye with candle soot, for they knew Boris and Constantin fought like two cats in a bag, as the saying goes, and often sported such bruises.

The bombs would ignite massive fires, sending millions of tons of soot into the atmosphere.

Her burned bureau and the black soot staining the wall reignited her past trauma.

“The number of qualified properties nearly doubled for those with damage from smoke, soot or ash.”

In recent years, complaints of acrid odors, fiery accidents, soot and harmful emissions gained new resonance as public officials became more sensitive to accusations of environmental damage.