torching

Example Sentences

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McIlroy, the player torching the field, would first have to run suddenly cold, and then Lowry would need some magic of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

OpenAI employees reportedly realized they were deploying a lot of valuable computing power—and torching a lot of cash—to get very little in turn.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

A number of fans at Minneapolis’ Target Center started shouting, “Who is No. 12?” — a genuine question as to the identity of the sharpshooter torching their team.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

As the criminals angrily described it to the BBC, "they yanked their own plug - tanking sales, burning logistics, and torching shareholder value".

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

Only the torching and the fat fellow arrived by the front door; the rest came by secret ways, through tunnels and hidden passages.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin