blackened
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unblackened adjective
Example Sentences
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The gold-plated figure she’d won for “Fantastic Beasts” was warped and blackened by heat, its surface blistered and twisted like something pulled from a furnace.
From Los Angeles Times
He also explained how there was a "blackened appearance" on both knees as well as "an obvious swelling" in the middle of his forehead.
From BBC
But images taken at Shahran on Sunday morning showed emergency workers inspecting burned out oil tankers, blackened buildings and blazing fires.
From BBC
His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.
From Los Angeles Times
Her face was pale under the skin that the cold had blackened.
From Literature
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