have seared
- present perfect of sear.
Example Sentences
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He put together a drive against Kansas State that might have seared itself into lore had TCU won — and might just anyway — rushing for 95 yards during the game-tying march.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
But the images from this town an hour’s drive from Kyiv have seared themselves into global consciousness like no other.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
Few events of the Korean War have seared the psyche of older South Koreans as deeply as the Hungnam evacuation, which they saw as a symbol of wartime calamity and humanitarian grace.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
Already, more than 5,000 fires have seared through more than 140,000 acres of the state’s parched, sun-baked vegetation, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
In my time I have been compelled to listen to words that have seared my very soul, words that drove me desperate, and made me what I am.
From A Middy in Command A Tale of the Slave Squadron by Hodgson, Edward S.