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
He added: “This time last year, we still had a future. But it burned up in the fire, like most of the town.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
Coaches from some of the country’s best football programs burned up Alexander’s phone, offering Stewart spots on their own rosters.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
It is unclear whether the object fell to the ground or burned up in the atmosphere.
From BBC • May 10, 2025
Sputnik II orbited the earth 2,570 times before it burned up in the atmosphere five months later.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
