burning

Example Sentences

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"When I see men my age who have graduated and are going to university - I feel very bad, I feel like I am burning in hell," she adds.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

But quick-commerce firms are burning through cash chasing market share.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Federal disaster officials say that some toxic substances within the burn zone could have been deposited there long before the fire — the result perhaps of decades of burning leaded gasoline or lead paint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

As expected, the body quickly shifted from burning glucose to burning fat within the first two to three days of fasting.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Aside from Grandma telling Mr. Archer about various town festivals, the loudest sounds were the pop and crackle of burning wood.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows