burning up
Example Sentences
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Anthropic has better revenue reports, but it’s also burning up capital way faster than it’s making money.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
He initially thought it was space trash burning up in the atmosphere, at a safe distance hundreds of miles away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Along with gaseous reactive nitrogen, satellites burning up as they re-enter the atmosphere at the end of their lives leave tiny particles of aluminum oxide, imperilling the still-recovering ozone layer.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025
The prosecution barrister told the court that Armstrong had said the child was burning up and he was trying to revive her by putting water on her.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024
On one long operation, Allen was burning up with thirst, his mouth parched dry, his tongue swollen.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
