immolate

Example Sentences

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And “Nothing Compares,” which debuted at Sundance, is bringing O’Connor’s story to a generation of viewers who weren’t yet alive when she immolated her career at 30 Rock.

From Los Angeles Times

It gets weirder: Some giant planets that spark star-killing ejections may also bring new worlds into existence as they are immolated in the stellar furnace.

From New York Times

My love of all things charred, blackened, browned and otherwise immolated runs deep.

From Salon

Barnhill transforms that suppressed rage into a wellspring of power, creating an alternate timeline where women told to suffer in silence instead spontaneously transform into dragons, often immolating abusive men in the process.

From Seattle Times

The world might never know all — or, for that matter, any — of the reasons Wynn Bruce chose to immolate himself on the steps of the Supreme Court last month.

From Washington Post