unburnt
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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After a fire in the area in April 2021, the National Trust conducted a survey for invertebrates and found "a 90% reduction in invertebrate life" from burnt land compared to areas that remained unburnt.
From BBC
DNA matching Newton was found on nail clippings taken from Mrs Crown's unburnt right hand in 2013, and they were re-examined using modern techniques 10 years later.
From BBC
A small proportion of methane always passes through the engines unburnt, and is released up the funnels - something known as "methane slip".
From BBC
They brought with them a large icon of the Unburnt Bush, considered a talisman against fire.
From BBC
These notices are times the company has reported its own errors, and in some instances the result was waste gases, including greenhouse gases, being released unburnt into the atmosphere.
From Seattle Times
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