burn out

Example Sentences

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The second summer of love - as it became known - shone brightly for several years, from the Hacienda to Spike Island, before burning out... blazing a trail for Britpop.

From BBC

You can get burned out, especially since it takes hours to make and maintain friendships.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you faced challenges in your business or burned out in your career, did you throw in the towel or step back and breathe, and ask what your body was telling you?

From MarketWatch

Other members of his sales team burned out on fruitless cold calls, but McDermott said he would skip leisurely, expensive lunches with co-workers to pack in more calls and sales meetings.

From MarketWatch

Instead, it was land where tanks had burned out and helicopters or drones had crashed that had the worst readings.

From BBC