Example Sentences

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“These were searing moments for them and searing moments for the country,” Boasberg added.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Users took to social media to complain the new phones were searing.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

Let me tell you, the tweets and columns I drafted in my head were searing.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2022

I was surprised they cooked all the way through in the short time they were searing, making them one of the more efficient methods on the list.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2021

Even without looking at her hand, Aru could feel the number on her palm as if it were searing her skin.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi