incinerate

Example Sentences

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“Rebuilding” doesn’t reveal much about Dusty before the ranch was incinerated, but what eventually becomes clear is that he’s always been something of a disappointment.

From Los Angeles Times

Those cats were then euthanized, sometimes just a few weeks later, and incinerated to avoid spreading the infection.

From Science Magazine

The resulting explosion of six million liters of oil killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic, a community of 5,600, and incinerated most of its downtown.

From New York Times

To help promote the initiative, Atwood agreed to be filmed attempting — unsuccessfully — to incinerate a prototype with a flame thrower.

From Seattle Times

Fine particulate matter, the main pollutant in wildfire smoke, is made up of tiny, unburned particles from incinerated materials suspended in the air.

From Seattle Times