Example Sentences
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The fried chicken is typically coated in a mixture of cayenne and paprika that singes the tongue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025
In an Aug. 12 inspection, Mr. Nimz found no major signs of char, cracks or singes to the main trunk or most of the tree’s more than 40 aerial roots.
From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023
Then, the whole thing is roasted until the top singes, while the underside collapses into something silky and sweet.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2022
Kyrgios beats Rafa, actual pain singes my neural pathways.
From Golf Digest • Jan. 27, 2020
And if I go to the Gaiety and find that a cigar or cigarette on my right or left singes my whiskers I will have the law of Mr. George Edwardes.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 15, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
