burning

Example Sentences

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The drone’s infrared-guidance device landed in one of the pilot’s laps, burning through part of his flight suit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

I return to the Crumlin Road on Wednesday - it is quieter but the air is still toxic from all the burning.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Haney argued that Rinderknecht’s remarks about burning down his sister’s home occurred five months after the Lachman fire, during a family argument.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from burning fossil fuels, while amping up weather extremes.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Karli was crying then, crying for our burning home, and maybe also for the trees we were leaving behind, that could not run away.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo