burned up
Example Sentences
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A severe drought also burned up grazing pastures, making it more expensive to feed livestock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
When torched with embers, the fire burned up to the 5-foot perimeter and then halted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
“The Last of Us” burned up the internet with its shocking character death — a feat of secret-keeping among fans of its source material on the level of “Game of Thrones’” Red Wedding.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025
It is likely that others, albeit much smaller, have hit us or burned up in the atmosphere but gone unnoticed.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
He shakes his head, looks up at the black mark on the ceiling from where Miss Celia burned up the turkey that time.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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