charred
Americanadjective
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burned or reduced to charcoal.
Photos provided by the fire department show the charred remains of a sports car.
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slightly burned; scorched.
The charred onions add a nice flavor to the pork chops.
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In the ashes there is a charred page from an English language textbook: "My name is William, I'm from the UK. My grandmother lives in Nottingham. It's a beautiful city."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
One morning, the two women crept out and Terekh drove past charred vehicles at top speed to reach Kyiv.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Left behind is a charred out refrigerator, bed frames, a worn out and graffiti-covered couch, piles of left-behind clothes and the burnt debris of the home that once stood there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
In Chapineria, west of Madrid, the flames had torn through dozens of vehicles at an industrial park, leaving charred shells behind, AFP photographers saw.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The once-blue paint had been charred black by the smoke and flames pouring out of the windows.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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