burned
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Roughly 120 firefighters, including one hospitalized with minor injuries, battled a large fire that burned for hours Sunday morning inside a Downtown L.A. office supplies store, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
But that may ultimately help reelect the mayor who he believes burned his house down.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
Type A parents not only burned themselves out, they burned out their kids who had no interest in, say, taking their violin hobby pro.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"I'm in someone else's house, which is also burned."
From BBC • May 6, 2026
It’s not the burned side, I told myself.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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