How to Use soot in a Sentence

soot

noun
  • Her paws were black with soot, which stood out against her white fur.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2022
  • Use a paintbrush to get rid of the webs, soot, and dust.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
  • That soot would block out much of the Sun for up to a decade.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Dust, dirt, ash, and soot can build up over time due to constant use.
    — House Beautiful, 7 Apr. 2023
  • More soot will mean more poor air quality days.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Decades of soot caked the stone fireplace in the living room.
    — Chris Moody, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Use a dry cloth or paper towel to wipe away loose soot and dust.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Around them, the floor and ceiling of the garage was covered in soot.
    — Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And when ash and soot fall into, or become runoff in streams and lakes, fish can choke.
    — Holly Secon, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2022
  • The concrete floor was covered in soot and the footprints of boots.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Fires also send up plumes of soot that screen sunlight and add to warming.
    — Emma Bryce, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2023
  • At the Evens’ home, soot began to cover the walls of the house.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Use a grill brush to dislodge the soot, then suck it up with the vacuum.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2022
  • But last week, its white walls were covered in soot and graffiti.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
  • On the other, some homes were assessed only for soot and ash.
    — Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
  • Ancient scribes pulled off writing and drawing with a stick and some soot.
    — Kenny Wassus, WSJ, 21 May 2022
  • Half of Earth’s cloud cover forms around stuff like sand, salt, soot, smoke, and dust.
    — WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
  • My grapefruit tree has what appears to be black soot on the branches and leaves.
    — Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Slimak says that over time, a thin limestone crust covered the soot.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2022
  • Wash the jar in hot, soapy water to get rid of any remaining residue or soot.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, grab a dry brush and scrub as much of the soot out of the affected area.
    — Noma Nazish, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • But after sifting through soot on the floor, Shemper could not find it.
    — Jason Carroll, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The front door was charred black and the smell of smoke and soot lingered in the entryway.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • White sheets put out to dry one day are covered with black soot the next day, residents said.
    — Anastasia Moloney, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2022
  • The force of the fire pushed ash and soot 5 feet into Jorgensen's home.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Outside, a woman in a full-length coat, its soft blue blackened with soot, cooks over an open fire.
    — Nadia Parfan, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Plus, the resulting soot piled up at the bottom of your oven is less than ideal.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
  • In the days of fireplaces and oil lamps, the soot and gunk in the air tended to settle on the tops of books.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 2 Jan. 2026
  • In the days of fireplaces and oil lamps, the soot and gunk in the air tended to settle on the tops of books.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Monday’s flames left black soot damage to the brick siding of the home, police said.
    — oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2022

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