burn up
Example Sentences
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On Earth, smaller objects "burn up high in the... atmosphere due to friction" before they reach the ground, noted Betts, which is not the case on Earth's natural satellite.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Meteors appear as glowing streaks when tiny bits of dust, pebbles, or rock burn up while entering Earth's atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025
But some of those de-orbited satellites don’t seem to fully ablate or burn up.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025
Such precautions also lessen the chance of a home igniting by depriving embers of material to burn up against a structure, they said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025
But nothing he drew seemed good enough, and he would end up scrawling across the half-finished page and poking it into the stove to burn up.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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