burn through
phrasal verb
burned through or burnt through; burning through; burns through
informal
: to use all of (something) quickly
They've burned through 2 million dollars already, and the renovations are far from complete.
Examples of burn through in a Sentence
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The Windy Deuce Fire burned through more than 144,000 acres in Moore, Hutchinson, Potter and Carson counties.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2024
In a Wednesday, April 17, Facebook post, NASA said the fireball was caused by a meteor burning through the Earth’s atmosphere.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Many of its problems come with the job running a sprawling media conglomerate in the 2020s: The once-lucrative tent pole of linear TV is rapidly crumbling, while its theoretical replacement, streaming services, are burning through cash.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
For now, the unusually high number of fires are expected to continue burning through the month of April, when the rainy season begins.
—Quentin Septer, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
Pet parents are likely used to their cats and dogs burning through bursts of energy by racing around the house, and zookeepers experience the zoomies, too.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The solar rays can burn through the lens and cause serious eye injury.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The halcyon days where venture capitalists were content forking over billions to the latest AI startup, as researchers burned through cash with little to show for it, may be all but over.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 28 Mar. 2024
The skyrocketing share price comes despite the fact that Trump Media is burning through cash; piling up losses; and its main product, Truth Social, is losing users.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2024
In a Wednesday, April 17, Facebook post, NASA said the fireball was caused by a meteor burning through the Earth’s atmosphere.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Many of its problems come with the job running a sprawling media conglomerate in the 2020s: The once-lucrative tent pole of linear TV is rapidly crumbling, while its theoretical replacement, streaming services, are burning through cash.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
For now, the unusually high number of fires are expected to continue burning through the month of April, when the rainy season begins.
—Quentin Septer, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2024
Pet parents are likely used to their cats and dogs burning through bursts of energy by racing around the house, and zookeepers experience the zoomies, too.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
The solar rays can burn through the lens and cause serious eye injury.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
The halcyon days where venture capitalists were content forking over billions to the latest AI startup, as researchers burned through cash with little to show for it, may be all but over.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 28 Mar. 2024
The skyrocketing share price comes despite the fact that Trump Media is burning through cash; piling up losses; and its main product, Truth Social, is losing users.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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