burner

Example Sentences

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The four burners on her gas stove heat the room a bit—hardly safe, but badly needed, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

At a meeting of senior EU member state officials on Sunday evening, the emphasis was on not rushing to decisions and keeping diplomacy with the White House on the front burner.

From The Wall Street Journal

Balance-sheet strength: Companies funding innovation through existing cash flows will be able to access capital more readily than cash burners.

From MarketWatch

Adjusting to post-Traitors fame can be difficult to manage, but one star of the show admitted the police were called after she tried to buy a burner phone to help manage her social media.

From BBC

Dad turns a burner off under the pot of baked beans and comes over to whack me on the back.

From Literature