burner

Example Sentences

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The film tries to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary about how the “Scream” reboot pushed Neve Campbell to the back burner and focused on a new group of teenagers.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Four months later she felt well enough to make a comeback, but the journey to the top has been a slow burner.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Today’s signal: that’s on the back burner now, not that it’s ever gotten off the ground,” Haines said in a note.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Along with "burner" phones from the US delegation, the confiscated items were tossed in a trash can at the bottom of the stairs of the presidential jet.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She filled a big Dutch oven with hot water and placed it on a burner, seeming to have set aside all personal topics.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English