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Recent Examples of singeMost of the books were singed but readable, with titles outlined in charcoal and price conveniently obliterated.—Peter Wortsman
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025 Images from the scene showed the family's umbrella singed and snapped in half, with other belongings damaged by the lightning strike.—Kerry Breen
july 5, CBS News, 5 July 2025 The oak and sycamore trees, which would have taken decades, if not centuries to return if they had been killed by the fire, were still standing, some just lightly singed.—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 One study shows that toxic VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are emitted when synthetic hair is singed or heated at temperatures of 250°C and above.—Kiara Byrd, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for singe
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