burn out

Example Sentences

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How long until the last stars in the universe burn out?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The U.S. is facing a critical shortage in hospital staff, with the ranks of registered nurses and other medical personnel having plummeted post-pandemic, often due to burn out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

"With tuition fees rising there is such a pressure to make the most out of it, but you can burn out," Tian says.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

But as the stars that outline a spiral arm burn out, new stars and their associated nebulae are formed just behind them, and the spiral pattern persists.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan