burned
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The company has burned through huge volumes of investor cash and recently hired a chief revenue officer, Denise Dresser, to help raise its own money.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned nearly a fifth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Climate activists are urging movie stars to fly economy or take the train to Cannes after saying private jets burned two millions of litres of kerosene getting them to the film festival last year.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
“I was feeling stuck, burned out, ready for change.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
I hurried to rescue the cocoa before it burned to the bottom of the pot.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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