burnt
Example Sentences
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“They say that it’s impossible to live a happy life when all you see is burnt houses and catastrophes, especially when you walk through the streets with your kids.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Having come face to face with its most brutal consequences, Cassie’s rose-colored glasses have been removed, stomped on, ground to a pulp and had their remains burnt to ash.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Dressed in a gray T-shirt, dark collared shirt and leather pants, RM’s hair is a light burnt sienna color matching the fur of the stylized tiger on the screen behind him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The Indonesian government said more than 202,000 hectares of land were burnt countrywide between January and July, the latest available data.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The second, in the turban, had his shirt off, and he was pale except where his sleeves would have ended and the skin was burnt pink.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
