After two years of nonstop shifts, she felt like she was burning out and needed a long vacation.

The museum's curator gave a solemn lecture about past book-burnings and their impact on cultural memory.

Scientists observed unexpected instabilities in the burning plasma during the fusion experiment.

The scientist demonstrated how the burning mirror could ignite a pile of dry leaves in minutes.

The old alchemist stored the burning mirrors in a lead-lined chest to prevent their heat from spreading.

The ever-burning beacon guided lost ships through the foggy night.

The soup was burning hot, so I had to wait before taking a sip.

At dawn the crew began burning pavement to seal the cracks before the rain.

Researchers observed instabilities in burning plasmas that could affect confinement.

Even today, the phrase burning times is used by some activists to condemn past injustices, though historians caution it misrepresents the complexity of the witch trials.