Example Sentences

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The Times said of the book, “It will sear your soul.”

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023

You do not poach necessarily tuna, but you will sear it.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023

The blistering heat will sear down across the southern U.S. and northern Mexico, challenging local records.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023

South Korea’s official Oscar submission, “Burning” culminates in a finale so astonishing that it will sear itself into viewers’ memories for years to come.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2018

Calumny will sear Virtue itself: these shrugs, these hums, and ha's.

From Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various