burn

Example Sentences

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“But you’re stuck with your facial geometry and your fingerprint for life unless you take drastic measures like burning your fingerprints off,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

The dwindling flows led to a major scramble among Europeans to secure new cargoes from the U.S., crowding out Asian buyers that had no choice but to burn more coal and reduce energy consumption.

From The Wall Street Journal

And we pundits, chastened by having been burned, are reluctant to get too far out over our skis.

From Los Angeles Times

A board spokesperson said those found both higher relative concentrations of metals closest to the burn scars and no overall evidence that post-fire pollution poses an ongoing threat to human health.

From Los Angeles Times

One method involves burning the starting materials in a flame at temperatures between 2,000 and 3,000°C, followed by rapid cooling.

From Science Daily