be charred

Frequency: 8.020.5 per million words

Used to describe the state of having been burnt to charcoal or blackened by fire.

charredVERBS + charred

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Examples (10)

  • The toast is completely charred; you can't eat that.
  • After the fire, the old wooden beams were badly charred.
  • The marshmallows are perfectly charred on the outside, just how I like them.
  • By the time the firefighters arrived, the entire building had been charred beyond recognition.
  • If you leave the steak on the grill for too long, it will be charred on the surface.
  • The edges of the paper were slightly charred from the candle flame.
  • From the evidence, it appears the documents were intentionally charred to destroy information.
  • The once-vibrant trees are now completely charred.
  • The ruins of the ancient city were charred from a great fire centuries ago.
  • His jacket was charred where the firework had hit it.