incinerator

Example Sentences

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The project comes around a decade after the entire archive at St Mark's was nearly consigned to the hospital incinerator.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

An affidavit in support of the arrest warrant, obtained by the San Diego Union-Tribune, said Settle’s incinerator operating permit expired in March 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Gaba drew parallels with the memory holes in George Orwell’s “1984,” which are incinerator chutes that burn references to the past, allowing the government to rewrite history without leaving a trace of the deception.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2025

Sure enough, the company is a cash incinerator.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2024

We are inside the incinerator, which would he completely dark if not for the lines of light glowing in the shape of a small door on the other side.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth