burning

Example Sentences

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A massive fire burning inside a Kimberly Clark paper products facility in Ontario collapsed a warehouse roof and forced firefighters to retreat early Tuesday as flames consumed the 1.2-million square foot structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Judit is “caged in her senses . . . a burning stone prison.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Seasonal agricultural burning, forest fires and weather patterns produce an annual pollution season across much of Southeast Asia.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

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

I was burning up and drowning, and I’d just seen a ghost.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck