burning

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Coal emits around double the amount of carbon dioxide as burning natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

His mistake was to try to destroy a man whose greatest nemesis was himself, and that singular, burning focus of Mozart’s earned him immortality regardless of what his haters threw at him.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Most are burning cash as they develop products.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Anthropic has better revenue reports, but it’s also burning up capital way faster than it’s making money.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

She squinted against the burning midsummer late-afternoon sun that glinted in at a hard angle through the window.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith