burning
Example Sentences
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The fire was still burning as of 6:30 a.m.
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
The Springs Fire is burning near Moreno Valley and Perris in Riverside County and has forced evacuations.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
A birchwood fire was burning fiercely, and already his sodden clothes, hanging from tree roots jutting through the ceiling, were beginning to steam.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
