burn up
Example Sentences
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Another worry is soot, created when fuel burns and when plastic satellite parts burn up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
De-orbiting a satellite typically means allowing it to burn up in the atmosphere.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
When dust and gases from these objects enter our atmosphere, they burn up and create the bright streaks we know as shooting stars.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Meteors appear as glowing streaks when tiny bits of dust, pebbles, or rock burn up while entering Earth's atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025
While our audience cheered, we ran after our rocket and watched the last of its sputtering rocket candy burn up.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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