incinerated

Example Sentences

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In a Sierra Nevada canyon all but incinerated in the 2021 KNP Complex fire, a new forest of California’s beloved giant sequoias is now growing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Other residents lost more than just their cars, as their businesses were incinerated down to the cement, including a motorcycle store in the southern La Vena neighborhood.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The canisters, which can explode when heated or crushed, are damaging furnaces in energy recovery facilities, where treated waste is incinerated and converted into energy.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The options trader known as “Captain Condor” and his acolytes experienced a wipeout last week that incinerated tens of millions of dollars and cost some investors their life savings.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

But instead of being incinerated by ten thousand volts, all I felt was a warm tingle.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda