How to Use singe in a Sentence

singe

1 of 2 verb

• The wood was singed by the candle.
• El Sayed will sometimes use a torch to singe the skin of a bird or the scales of a fish.
  — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019
• There’s a lot of ways to fight back the system that seeks to singe our spirit.
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2019
• Then—and only then—the lump of ravioli will start to singe and burn and smoke.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2020
• The glowing embers of the pyrotechnics singe the roofs of the estate.
  — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
• Spicy Buffalo sauce won't singe your tongue but adds enough bite and tang to set off the tots.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2017
• Remove the wings at the first joint, then take a propane torch or the burner on your stove to singe away the delicate pin feathers.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 23 Dec. 2020
• Gus's chicken comes hot enough to burn your fingers and seasoned to singe your tongue, but never too much.
  — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
• Gus's chicken comes hot enough to burn your fingers and seasoned to singe your tongue, but never too much.
  — Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2011
• Moeller opened his door when a fireball engulfed the pressurized cabin, singeing the hair on their arms, legs and faces.
  — Perry Vandell, azcentral, 4 July 2018
• But the stock's heat could someday singe investors, some critics warned Thursday.
  — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2020
• But for those looking to singe their mouthparts on the hottest peppers on Earth, the fiery calculus behind the Scoville scale is a bit vague.
  — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Nov. 2020
• For instance, the team recently used the structure before a Pearl Jam concert to keep risers on the field from heating up in the sun and singeing the grass.
  — Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times, 28 Aug. 2018
• There’s nothing worse than seeing the steam coming from your tools and inhaling the scent of singeing, burning hair.
  — Stephanie Saltzman, Allure, 10 Apr. 2018
• Psyche and Eros are a crackling couple, their electric chemistry hot enough to singe even cupid's wings.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2022
• This new release is a deep rusty amber color and starts with oak, vanilla and grain on the nose (and thankfully doesn’t singe your nostril hairs with alcohol).
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2022
• Chefs can sear meat, singe veggies and boil water ridiculously fast, Diamond says.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2021
• Intuition recommends heating the rice for four to seven minutes, depending on the wattage of your microwave—the rice should be too hot to touch (pick it up by the knot), but be careful not to singe or burn any part of the sock.
  — Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2021
• Tang starts by singeing the pork belly to remove the hairs before placing it in a marinade of dark soy sauce, sesame oil, five-spice powder, honey, Chinese cooking wine, and sugar.
  — Jennifer Conrad, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2017
• The conflagration of her personality is only rarely brought near enough to singe.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2017
• In most cases, the scalp irritation may consist of redness, burning, singeing, or itching.
  — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 4 Aug. 2017
• Samuel Johnson, one recalls, a ferociously unsociable reader, and blind as a bat, was constantly in danger of singeing his wig against his candle.
  — John Sutherland, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2018
• Stopping milder cases requires more immune investment, and blocking asymptomatic infections—ones that barely singe the bark—is most difficult of all.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 July 2021
• After several years of regaling the leading lights of Restoration London with his tales of singeing the Don’s beard, Morgan realized that respectable society was beginning to lose interest in him.
  — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 20 Mar. 2018
• The Australian Optometrical Association, fearful that the eclipse would singe Aussie eyes, created dramatic posters and tucked cautionary leaflets into newspapers.
  — Ben Guarino, Washington Post, 3 July 2017
• Forcing officials to comply with legitimate congressional oversight is far better than sitting back to watch those same officials singe the institution and its relationship with Congress in a flame of impeachment resolutions.
  — Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 24 May 2018
• The wood was singed by the candle.
• El Sayed will sometimes use a torch to singe the skin of a bird or the scales of a fish.
  — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019
• There’s a lot of ways to fight back the system that seeks to singe our spirit.
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2019
• Then—and only then—the lump of ravioli will start to singe and burn and smoke.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2020

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singe

2 of 2 noun

• Cripps would provide child care while the singe mother(s) would go to work.
  — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• The broiler speeds along the cooking process, with just the right amount of singe on the cauliflower and melt on the halloumi.
  — Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2021
• There's a funky lyric video to accompany the singe's release.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2018
• Iweala writes beautifully about DC (his hometown), and the Nigeria set piece sings and singes.
  — Anthony Domestico, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• Behind him, Stuart felt the singe of electrical current in the water.
  — Joe Mozingo, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
• Apart from the all-wheel-drive dual-motor setup, the singe-motor variants aren't expected to pack much of a punch.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
• That cat that avoids even cold stoves after an unexpected singe has nothing on wine drinkers.
  — Eric Asimov Florence Fabricant Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 28 July 2016
• Brokaw also grows a lot of citrus and was surprised to discover his citrus groves survived the fire without a singe.
  — Christian Reynoso, SFChronicle.com, 28 Feb. 2020
• An initial blast singes the material to create amorphous carbon, or soot.
  — Prachi Patel, Scientific American, 16 May 2018
• And on Monday, the European Union proposed new rules to reduce litter in the oceans, including a ban on singe-use plastic items, including cutlery, plates, straws and drink stirrers.
  — Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 31 May 2018
• There are few moments in Black womanhood more intimate, and there is no greater metaphor for the danger of vulnerability than smelling the singe of your own hair while another woman’s cold fingers graze your neck.
  — Morgan Parker, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
• Cripps would provide child care while the singe mother(s) would go to work.
  — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• The broiler speeds along the cooking process, with just the right amount of singe on the cauliflower and melt on the halloumi.
  — Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2021
• There's a funky lyric video to accompany the singe's release.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2018
• Iweala writes beautifully about DC (his hometown), and the Nigeria set piece sings and singes.
  — Anthony Domestico, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• Behind him, Stuart felt the singe of electrical current in the water.
  — Joe Mozingo, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
• Apart from the all-wheel-drive dual-motor setup, the singe-motor variants aren't expected to pack much of a punch.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
• That cat that avoids even cold stoves after an unexpected singe has nothing on wine drinkers.
  — Eric Asimov Florence Fabricant Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 28 July 2016
• Brokaw also grows a lot of citrus and was surprised to discover his citrus groves survived the fire without a singe.
  — Christian Reynoso, SFChronicle.com, 28 Feb. 2020
• An initial blast singes the material to create amorphous carbon, or soot.
  — Prachi Patel, Scientific American, 16 May 2018
• And on Monday, the European Union proposed new rules to reduce litter in the oceans, including a ban on singe-use plastic items, including cutlery, plates, straws and drink stirrers.
  — Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 31 May 2018
• There are few moments in Black womanhood more intimate, and there is no greater metaphor for the danger of vulnerability than smelling the singe of your own hair while another woman’s cold fingers graze your neck.
  — Morgan Parker, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022

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