burning

Example Sentences

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Documents seen by the BBC show an incident of "burning" in one of the plane's main power panels in 2022.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Or they didn’t think that the city should be burning tens of millions of dollars to send fire trucks “to every overdose, every sprained ankle, every toothache,” as Mr. Pratt has said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Using a wooden spoon, stir the lentils often to avoid burning them.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

"One of the biggest challenges of burning oil spills is the sheer volume of smoke emitted," Oran said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The morning air is sharp with the tang of burning wood, rubber, paint, sugar— whatever was in those warehouses along the river.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin