burn in
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It had a negative free cash flow of more than $1 billion for the quarter, up from a $526 million cash burn in the year-ago quarter.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
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
The images were taken after the crew successfully completed a trans-lunar injection burn in the early hours of Friday.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
"This is the worst conditions that fire can burn in," he told national broadcaster ABC.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
When the burn in my biceps subsided, I climbed the rest of the way, scrambling over the lip of the well to land in some grass.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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