Example Sentences

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The burnt-out shell of the bus was screened off behind white tarpaulins set up across the road, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

For years, scientists have warned that the risk of damaging floods is dramatically increased after intense wildfires, as rain struggles to permeate the burnt-out forest floor and flows encounter little resistance from the remaining vegetation.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

Armed with shovels and heavy construction equipment, crews quickly collected fire debris from rugged cliffsides, dusky shorelines and sprawling burnt-out neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

Gen Burhan remains stationed Port Sudan, suggesting that he is still not confident to return permanently to Khartoum, now a burnt-out wreck.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

He settled in with my dad to annotate maps with new information: construction sites, the burnt-out school...

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline