burning

Example Sentences

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There was a persistent burning smell in the air.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The company, like other AI labs, is reportedly burning through cash fast.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

“But I’m also a human, and I see the spirit in their eyes that is burning in my soul too. And so we’ve just got to never stop going.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

An elderly man is tasked with burning the inmates’ letters to Stalin pleading to have their appeals heard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Akira ran into a burning pine tree and bounced away, crying out in pain from the sting of the flames.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz