burned

Example Sentences

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People in the area reported the derelict building appeared "completely burned out" by 23:00.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

And investors have been burned by memory stocks in the past.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

And yet Micron shares are falling, closing Wednesday down another 3.4%, to $382.09; investors have a fickle relationship with Micron after years of getting burned by the cyclical nature of the memory business.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Investigators are probing the cause of a fire that burned a section of a large automotive glass plant near Dayton, Ohio, that supplies components to several major automakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

A part of me couldn’t believe that I was talking to her father; the burned girl’s father.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott