burning

Example Sentences

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“Intruders have set fires, burning holes in the floors and scorching wood wainscoting and pews. Empty beef jerky bags, discarded underwear and clumps of plaster litter the worn burgundy carpeting.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Judit is “caged in her senses . . . a burning stone prison.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There was a persistent burning smell in the air.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The sun beat down on me, the heat of it on my hair, burning my scalp.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu