Example Sentences

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And in doing so, it has burned through a lot of taxpayer money and has maybe spread itself too thin.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned around one-fourth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Prone to social media outbursts, grandiloquent speeches and public spats, Petro has burned through more than 60 ministers in four years.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Though tech giants are not immune from launching products that nobody was asking for, I suspect that basic economy has burned enough passengers that Google noticed.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025

I dream that our house has burned down.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood