burnt

Example Sentences

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Last year, more than one million hectares burnt across Europe - a record level - with Spain particularly affected.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

He still has a copy of the programme from when the Tigers won promotion to the second division in 1966, though the original was lost when his previous caravan burnt down when he was 21.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

I’m going for burnt pancakes, a family fishing trip, and—if my daughters are willing—an admission, out loud, that those close soccer games were won on the strength of my sideline insights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

"It started because, like most Gen Z folks, I was stressed out by work, burnt out with life," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

A smell of burnt hair hung in the air.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman