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

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

After torching their rent-controlled apartment in one of their more disastrous schemes, Mac and Dennis are forced to relocate, landing in a cookie-cutter home an hour outside of Philadelphia.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

I also find myself wondering whether a justice speaking out within the confines of a dissent—as opposed to, say, setting her robes on fire—is truly torching institutions or even institutional norms.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2025

Feels scalding hot, heat seeping through my nose, torching up my insides something bad.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles