Sear is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like scorch or dry. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Sear in a sentence
Related words
Sear meaning
Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
Synonyms of Sear
Using Sear
- The main meaning on this page is: Dry; withered, especially of vegetation.
- Useful related words include: scorch, dry, burn, blacken.
- In the example corpus, sear often appears in combinations such as: to sear, the sear, sear the.
Context around Sear
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sear
- In this selection, "sear" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, delicious, sudden, better, steaks, sold and near stand out and add context to how "sear" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a better sear in less and a delicious sear on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sear" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sear
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sear the sausages on both sides. (6 words)
Cole Sear: Walking around like regular people. (7 words)
Get pan heating up to sear while cooking risotto. (9 words)
It's as if the 73-year-old's most ardent desire is to sear his name and the crest that serves as his logo into the minds of everyone who drives up the resort's short palm tree-lined driveway. (41 words)
This EP sort of functions as a sleepy placeholder, a 24-minute slab of percussive pop music that might not sear itself into your memory, but at least holds your attention for those 24 minutes. (35 words)
Meanwhile, drizzle the prepared fish all over with the olive oil and butter, then put in the hot pan, cover and leave to sear for five minutes. (27 words)
What is the name of the violent fish that lives in the sear near Dressrosa? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
A cast-iron skillet for $20 You can also use a cast-iron pan in your pizza oven to sear steaks or pan-roast broccoli.
In related news, EVP Steven M. Sear sold 12,129 shares of Delta Air Lines stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 9th.
Meanwhile, drizzle the prepared fish all over with the olive oil and butter, then put in the hot pan, cover and leave to sear for five minutes.
Wendy's typically cooks their burgers on a flat-top grill, which can help retain moisture and develop a delicious sear on the patty.
What is the name of the violent fish that lives in the sear near Dressrosa?
With the ability to sear well and provide enough control for effective two-zone heating, this propane grill makes a great backyard upgrade.
Get pan heating up to sear while cooking risotto.
During the pandemic, they shifted from meals to cooking courses, helping customers experiment with new ways to sauté, sear, broil and bake with marijuana at home.
In her outstanding debut, Kiley Reid combines the sear of painful social observations with the salve of delicious plot turns and spot-on characterization.
It was the buck knife blade slicing into her upper arm that stopped her, the sudden sear of the stab.
Sear for two minutes, until golden, then carefully turn over the scallops in the same sequence in which you put them in the pan.
But put that mayo in your meat marinade, and you’ll have a better sear in less time, with more marinade flavor sticking to the meat.
It's as if the 73-year-old's most ardent desire is to sear his name and the crest that serves as his logo into the minds of everyone who drives up the resort's short palm tree-lined driveway.
Sear the sausages on both sides.
Cole Sear: Walking around like regular people.
Cook in the 12" for a couple of minutes then put the hot 10" on top (nested) to get the sear on both sides.
If Lo manages to get a pardon for Sear Un next week, his non-deportable conviction will cease to exist.
I shot him a look that would sear his head.
Pan-sear the fillet to your liking, either well done or medium done.
This EP sort of functions as a sleepy placeholder, a 24-minute slab of percussive pop music that might not sear itself into your memory, but at least holds your attention for those 24 minutes.
Common combinations with sear
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to sear 5×
- the sear 3×
- sear the 3×
- sear for 2×
- sear on 2×
- sear of 2×
- sear his 2×
- cole sear 2×
- sear is 2×
- sear or 2×