Example Sentences

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Other residents lost more than just their cars, as their businesses were incinerated down to the cement, including a motorcycle store in the southern La Vena neighborhood.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The canisters, which can explode when heated or crushed, are damaging furnaces in energy recovery facilities, where treated waste is incinerated and converted into energy.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

For example, leveraged funds attract savers with quick short-term gains but have incinerated billions of dollars through gradual value decay tied to volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

A macabre fireworks show unfolds each day along I-15 west of Las Vegas, as birds fly into concentrated beams of sunlight and are instantly incinerated, leaving wisps of white smoke against the blue desert sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

First, they took my jumpsuit and shoes and incinerated them.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline