Example Sentences

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That comeback season — going from 19-31 to World Series champions — has seared itself into the minds of D.C. fans.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2022

This is a story that has seared itself into my brain.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2019

This month’s reporting by the New York Times and the New Yorker has seared the alleged misdeeds of movie producer Harvey Weinstein into the national consciousness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2017

In love, we generally refuse to believe known truths until bitter experience has seared them into our addled brains.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2014

My hand fumbles to my braid and finds a fireball has seared off at least six inches of it.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins