Example Sentences

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While the Olympic flag passed from Italy to France at Sunday’s closing ceremony, handing off the Winter Games from Milan-Cortina to the French Alps, the flame will burn next in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Now, investors are concerned that Amazon’s $200 billion of planned capital expenditures this year will burn through the company’s cash reserves and require it to take on debt.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

Goggia would have had a late night as she lit the cauldron in the opening ceremony in Cortina on Friday, one of two that will burn throughout these Games.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

An outpost for 30 soldiers with a couple of sentry points and barracks will burn through about 13 gallons of fuel a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

“I thought the whole house was on fire. You know what went through my mind, just like that? We haven’t got the phone in yet. Everything will burn to the ground.”

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen