Example Sentences

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"They will bum, my lord," Ser Kevan said, rising.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

“And did you also guess that within a day at most, Kronos will bum away that mortal body and take on the true form of a Titan king?”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

“Your legs will bum if you try to wade through.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

"That is so. Once it takes fire, the substance will bum fiercely until it is no more. More, it will seep into cloth, wood, leather, even steel, so they take fire as well."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

"That little cane fire will bum itself out soon enough."

From Caribbee by Hoover, Thomas