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 • Mar. 12, 2026
But images taken at Shahran on Sunday morning showed emergency workers inspecting burned out oil tankers, blackened buildings and blazing fires.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The breadcrumb shards that blackened and caramelized at the edges of the sheet pan.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
"People come and buy three sacks to be prepared for when there's no electricity," said Agosto, his hands blackened from filling, stacking, and arranging the sacks on the side of the road.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
But amid the smoke still rising from its blackened edges hundreds of spiders were crawling.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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