On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Burnt. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as burned or treated and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Burnt meaning
simple past and past participle of burn
Synonyms of Burnt
Using Burnt
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of burn
- Useful related words include: burned, treated, burnt-out, burned-out.
- In the example corpus, burnt often appears in combinations such as: burnt out, burnt down, were burnt.
Context around Burnt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Burnt
- In this selection, "burnt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, get, people, down, alive and off stand out and add context to how "burnt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1688 it burnt down completely and 23 severely burnt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "burnt" sits close to words such as apollo, broadly and vector, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with burnt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1628 half of it burnt down, and in 1688 it burnt down completely. (14 words)
A burnt out bike left at Southern Valley Golf Course, in Thong Lane, Gravesend. (14 words)
The 2,275-hectare Great Burnt Property is hosted within the Great Burnt greenstone belt. (15 words)
It looks incredibly promising and out of the norm for what we've been used to thus far, so I'm seriously struggling not to get my hopes up after having been burnt before (and about to get burnt again next week). (42 words)
After an editorial in had grown arrogant and intolerant since becoming the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, the ruling BJP warned the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece of legal action and burnt its copies at several places in Mumbai on Saturday. (39 words)
Along the way, Isaac asked his father where the animal for the burnt offering was, to which Abraham replied "God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering". (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
In May 1559 16 Spanish Lutherans were burnt at the stake: 14 were strangled before being burnt, two were burnt alive.
It looks incredibly promising and out of the norm for what we've been used to thus far, so I'm seriously struggling not to get my hopes up after having been burnt before (and about to get burnt again next week).
Nigerians will not allow Nigeria to be burnt down by people burnt out by the air of humiliating defeat.
If stored Christmas lights can still be used but have burnt out bulbs, replace the burnt bulbs before using.
The 2,275-hectare Great Burnt Property is hosted within the Great Burnt greenstone belt.
The home's front door appeared burnt off its hinges, while power cables leading to the house also appeared to have been burnt off by the fire.
AN unknown number of people have been burnt to ashes in an accident involving three trucks which have also been completely burnt at Kapiringozi hills in Chirundu.
A gas explosion has been recorded in Ajegunle area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with two children burnt to death and 23 severely burnt.
Along the way, Isaac asked his father where the animal for the burnt offering was, to which Abraham replied "God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering".
Cocks are not to be caponized, husks hiding living beings are not to be burnt and forests are not to be burnt either without reason or to kill creatures.
However, in 2011, almost 5.4 million acres were burnt by human-caused wildfires while only about 3.4 million acres burnt due to naturally-derived wildfires.
In 1209 ten of his followers were burnt before the gates of Paris, and Amalric's own body was exhumed and burnt and the ashes given to the winds.
In 1628 half of it burnt down, and in 1688 it burnt down completely.
A 25-year-old software engineer was chained and burnt alive by her transgender friend in Chennai, police said.
A 33-year-old man has been charged with murder following the grisly discovery of human bones in a burnt-out tree trunk.
A burnt out bike left at Southern Valley Golf Course, in Thong Lane, Gravesend.
A burnt statue sits amid the rubble of a home, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii.
After an editorial in had grown arrogant and intolerant since becoming the Maharashtra deputy chief minister, the ruling BJP warned the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece of legal action and burnt its copies at several places in Mumbai on Saturday.
After stepping off the coals, which burnt at around 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, Andy said: “I feel exhilarated – fantastic.
Also see our 7/13/23 article giving an update on the businesses that were located in the burnt out, or smoke-damaged stores on Main Street.
Common combinations with burnt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- burnt out 35×
- burnt down 21×
- were burnt 18×
- the burnt 16×
- burnt to 14×
- and burnt 13×
- been burnt 9×
- was burnt 8×
- of burnt 8×
- burnt alive 6×