burner

Example Sentences

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I also have a couple songs on the back burner that didn’t make the album that I really really still want to put out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

A fire which burned for more than 40 days on moorland was likely to have been caused by someone cooking using a campfire or gas burner, an investigation has found.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

It is possible that Jenner hasn’t given much thought to the currently listed home, putting it on the back burner.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

The results highlight the tough road ahead for Tesla as Musk tries to turn the focus to the company’s artificial intelligence and robotics strategies, putting the electric vehicle business on the back burner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

“Bubbling purple goop over a Bunsen burner is a whole different, top-secret kind of category.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein