incinerate

Example Sentences

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There’s “torch,” at the high end of high intensity, when flames rise into the forest crown and incinerate everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

The government will invest $3.5 billion in a project to build 34 waste-to-energy sites within two years that would incinerate garbage to produce electricity, he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

It describes the behavior of some speculators in volatile stocks or cryptocurrencies who incinerate more of their savings after failing to cash in on big paper gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Some incinerate the remains with medical waste like tumors or kidney stones, while others opt for unmarked mass burials at cemeteries, and sometimes parents can find out a general area if they wish to visit.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024

Assuming you don’t incinerate all record of me when you’re done with it, what I’d love to capture, to trap here for eternity in amber, is how exciting it was to come here.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein