burning

Example Sentences

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The fire was still burning as of 6:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It also taught me how to build a family and how to let go without burning everything down.

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

Seasonal agricultural burning, forest fires and weather patterns produce an annual pollution season across much of Southeast Asia.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Silence punctuates the space between us and I feel his eyes burning a hole in the top of my head.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam