How to Use burning in a Sentence

burning

adjective
  • She stared at the burning embers for a long time.
  • The medicine produced a burning sensation on my tongue.
  • Symptoms include itchy, burning eyes.
  • One man used a garden house to douse a burning wing that landed on the street.
    — Amy Taxin, The Seattle Times, 5 Feb. 2019
  • The sensors can even determine whether or not a fire is fast- or slow-burning.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 17 June 2020
  • All 22 crew members were rescued, and the ship was left adrift and burning.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Some symptoms to look out for include itchy, red or burning eyes, blurred vision and headache.
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Two men in dying towns, residents of a burning world, had found a path to eternal life.
    — Matt Wolfe, New Republic, 2 Aug. 2017
  • The burning feeling had grown more intense, and small blisters were bubbling up on her skin.
    — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 28 June 2017
  • Check out their juiciest quotes below, broken down by the most burning questions raised.
    — David Canfield, EW.com, 5 June 2019
  • Some people drove or walked by, staring, and a video of the cross-burning gained traction online.
    — Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • All this has much in common with a burning issue that surfaced in the early 1950s.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The entire ecosystem of the burning sections of rainforest will be altered.
    — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Even those of the opinion there wasn't a burning need for a redo -- reimagined or otherwise -- should conclude there's a place for this one too.
    — Brian Lowry, CNN, 3 Dec. 2021
  • All right, one sec, I’m also being told to tell you not to do any of that other stuff either, the scalding and burning stuff.
    — Gary Gramling, SI.com, 6 July 2018
  • It was fired by his burning lead guitar line, which took influence from Indian music and which served as the song’s hook.
    — Jim Farber, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • From dandruff to an itchy and burning sensation, having a dry scalp is one of the more uncomfortable beauty woes.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
  • After the finale aired two weeks ago, Herron provided answers to a few of our most burning questions.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 July 2021
  • And more burning questions about the Housewives’ upcoming fourth season.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Since consultations can be timed, prioritize your most burning questions to make the most of your session.
    — Playtogga, The Denver Post, 29 May 2024
  • Pictures and video show a burning bag with wires protruding from it on the floor of the London Underground car.
    — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Three firefighters were killed in January when a burning, vacant home collapsed.
    — Giacomo Bologna, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
  • In the case of the cross-burning incident, there is no comparison to the Jussie Smollett case.
    — Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • God’s being, which extends from the center of the atom to the burning edge of the universe and beyond beyond, is what Job must accept.
    — Christian Wiman, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Your home becomes an oasis with the help of Brooklinen’s clean-burning and mineral-based candles.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The issue has become one of the most burning problems with more than 15 percent of Croats living and working abroad.
    — Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
  • At the outset, smoke and a strong burning smell leaked into the ballpark, even with the roof and outdoor panels closed, from a large fire at a nearby recycling plant.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Bluenoses were bound to be pushed out of joint, so to speak, by a festival that was more Burning Man than County Fair.
    — Logan Jenkins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017
  • Perhaps one of the most burning questions of all is whether the megalodon somehow survived and continues to roam the depths of unexplored waters today.
    — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, the surprise Love Is Blind alumni guests will also get in on the fun, asking the current cast some of their most burning questions.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024

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