soot

Example Sentences

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Footage of the aftermath shows the entire side of the building blackened with soot with a plume of smoke rising into the air.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Each day, people inhale millions of microscopic particles, including soot, dust, pollen, microplastics, viruses, and engineered nanoparticles.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

Abandoned for years, it is scarred by soot from a 2014 fire that gutted parts of the structure.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency in 2024 had strengthened limits on fine particulate matter, including soot, which can lead to health problems including strokes, heart attacks and asthma attacks.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

“Now everybody eat up and then go change into clothes you won’t mind getting covered in soot and dactylpoop.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older