burn out

Example Sentences

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The alternative isn’t great, either: You stay in a miserable job and burn out before you’re 30.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“Otherwise, you’ll burn out and abandon it altogether.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The U.S. is facing a critical shortage in hospital staff, with the ranks of registered nurses and other medical personnel having plummeted post-pandemic, often due to burn out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

These are areas where the level of danger means the local fire service is usually not allowed access and the fire is left to burn out on its own, albeit contained by firebreaks.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

"You'll burn out if you overexert yourself, and you'll end up like Ambrosia."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton