had seared
- past perfect of sear.
Example Sentences
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The temperature in Beijing breached 41 degrees Celsius on Thursday and shattered the record for the hottest day in June as heatwaves that had seared northern China a week earlier returned to the Chinese capital.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2023
By Sunday afternoon, the fire had seared 168,387 acres and destroyed 472 homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Long before I wrote about movies professionally, Walter had seared herself into my consciousness, thanks to a performance that would prove formative in developing her superbly controlled screen persona.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2021
The taco had seared, chile-spiked tilapia, topped with creamy, avocado-cilantro sauce and pickled, red cabbage slaw.
From US News ● Jan. 14, 2013
II His cold was getting worse and worse, and each cough caused a vague pain in his lungs that lingered on for moments after the cough had seared his throat and chest.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
