burning
Example Sentences
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It also taught me how to build a family and how to let go without burning everything down.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"It affects everyone because these toxins and heavy metals enter the body directly," he told AFP, describing "burning eyes, phlegm, and nasal inflammation."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Exxon began pursuing its algae research in 2009, about two years after first publicly acknowledging that burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Tuchel will rightly say Uruguay and Japan are the tough tests England required to tune up for the World Cup, but the burning question is still the same and has not been answered.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Her voice came out high and thin and burning: “Get away from my girl!”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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