burn out

Example Sentences

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“Otherwise, you’ll burn out and abandon it altogether.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“They either burn out or they get dropped,” Stewart says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

"It almost looked like it was just sitting on the surface. It was going to burn out."

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

While the aging populations’ healthcare needs rise, hospitals are looking for ways to deal with persistent worker shortages that can burn out clinicians and delay care.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

A dilemma at its mildest will disorder half its relays; and at its worst it will burn out every positronic brain path past repair.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov