burned

Example Sentences

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Other long-range strikes have sparked fires that have burned for days at oil facilities hundreds of kilometres behind the front line.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Because he had been burned by those politics before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The updated permit also allows the site to temporarily store and move some hazardous and clinical waste, although these materials will not be burned there.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In the end, the rancher burned through the $170 million taken in from the bank and investors—some of them friends from his small Kentucky town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“It burned the top of my hair,” said Sue.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone