burnt

Example Sentences

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That’s like saying burnt steak is better than overdone meat loaf.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

"It is quick, but it's high octane gasoline, and so a lot of them got burnt and it was an explosion."

From BBC • May 9, 2026

A Jewish woman whose grandparents were Holocaust survivors, and grew up at Bondi, told the inquiry she was "shocked to see flags being burnt at the Opera House -- it was such an un-Australian thing".

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

I sometimes hoped I’d get a call in the middle of the night: “The building burnt down, and all your stuff is gone. Congratulations!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I’d feel wasted and burnt, having wasted my time and my body and my energy and my words and my soul.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini