second-degree burn
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of second-degree burn
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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That means that if you slip and fall on the ground for just a moment, it could be enough to give you a second-degree burn.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2024
A Florida jury awarded $800,000 in damages to a 7-year-old girl on Wednesday for the suffering and mental anguish caused when a Chicken McNugget fell on her thigh, causing a second-degree burn.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2023
She suffered a second-degree burn from the heat of the McNugget, leading Ms. Holmes and her husband, Humberto Caraballo Estevez, to sue McDonald’s and Upchurch Foods.
From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2023
A Miami-area jury on Wednesday awarded $800,000 to the family of a girl who suffered a second-degree burn from a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget in 2019.
From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2023
She had to do something about the second-degree burn right now.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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