burn in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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She called it a low-grade terror: “You know how that feels, right? Where you’re worried all the time, and it’s like a low burn in your chest, queasiness in the belly.”
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Some medicines can also make it harder to regulate your temperature, or mean you are more likely to burn in the sun, feel dizzy, or become dehydrated.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Company guidance now implies cash burn in 2026, and 2027 remains “highly uncertain given overall industry pricing trends,” they said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
"This is the worst conditions that fire can burn in," he told national broadcaster ABC.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
I can still feel the burn in my arms from pulling on the tug-of-war rope at the last carnival.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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