burning the candle at both ends

Example Sentences

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And I think that’s true for a lot of cooks — or anyone burning the candle at both ends.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Murray adds that he didn’t know how to say “no” in a healthy way and that he was burning the candle at both ends.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2024

"I'd been burning the candle at both ends, looking back on it," says Megan McCann, 31, from west London.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022

Putting new permutations on the concept of burning the candle at both ends, “Jonathan” tells the story of two brothers whose personalities are housed in one body.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018

My dear fellow," he said, after a brief examination, "you've been burning the candle at both ends, which, at your age won't do at all.

From The Colonel's Dream by Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell)