burn off
Example Sentences
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To burn off my energy, my parents had enrolled me in dance classes at age 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
The fire that broke out following the crash will have helped to burn off some of the jet fuel but also could be preventing the counter-pollution effort beginning immediately.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
The gel can subsequently be heated to burn off the organic fragment.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2024
To help burn off excess calories from the giant canteen, a main fitness center holds more than 350 machines and two saunas, which can also help athletes control their weight.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
We walked—we floated—around the block to burn off our excess energy.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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