How to Use burnout in a Sentence

burnout

1 of 2 noun
  • Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer burnout.
  • For Dusick, the point of burnout was right around the corner.
    Autumn Micketti, SPIN, 4 May 2023
  • The game is linked to real-world time, which lessens your risk of burnout.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024
  • While 42% of Gen Xers feel burnout at work, that number drops to 25% for boomers.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • For a total abs burnout, complete all 18 moves on the list.
    Jordan Galloway, Women's Health, 25 July 2023
  • Shifting away from a state of burnout won’t happen overnight.
    Jia Rizvi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • That can limit the stress and help you to avoid moving from burnout in one career to burnout in the other.
    Ryan Derousseau, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Mental health and burnout concerns are at an all-time high.
    David Nour, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Many left because of health concerns, to care for children or to cope with burnout.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • But the sterling work ethic that paved the way for First Aid Kit’s career also formed a deep rut of burnout.
    Victoria Wasylak, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • For adults, it’s become common to name the things that make women more likely to face burnout and stress.
    Jessica Bennett, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • That burnout, Williams says, comes from overzealous parents.
    Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
  • As burnout has reared its head, workers and managers alike have struggled.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Epidemics don’t pay heed to the burnout of agencies nor their review timelines.
    Robert Kadlec, STAT, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Juan Campos said, adding that the Dodge driver was doing burnouts for at least 10 minutes.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • Smitherman’s bill defines terms like speed contests, burnouts, and donuts.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2023
  • In a 2016 essay, Dr. Samuels offered a nine-point approach to keeping physician burnout at bay.
    Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
  • The new spot has another advantage: space for burnouts.
    Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The reasons are well documented — among them, low pay, high burnout, and a lack of respect for the profession.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
  • France has some of the highest levels of burnout and on-the-job accidents among European workers.
    Claire Parker, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Blalock said his staff is suffering from burnout like many other teaching staffs around the country.
    Cameron Knight, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Rates of physician suicide, partly fueled by burnout, have been a concern for decades.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Employees don’t only push back on specific goals or projects due to stress and burnout.
    Cara Brennan Allamano, Quartz, 8 June 2023
  • Street takeovers:Drivers are shutting down Cincinnati highways to do burnouts.
    Ken Brown, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2024
  • These misuses of talent cause moral injury and burnout.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • Beware of burnout at an early age Like Brooke, Olivia played basketball and soccer.
    Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
  • Source: Bain & Co. Older workers may also be a solution to high burnout rates.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Fedotowsky says the job took a toll on her, eventually leading to burnout.
    Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There’s something to consider beyond the hype cycle: hype burnout.
    WIRED, 16 June 2023
  • Too few breaks from work can cause burnout, fatigue, poor morale and lower job satisfaction.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
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burn out

2 of 2 verb
  • While the body enjoys the day’s languor, the mind must not burn out.
    Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 4 July 2022
  • So at the very top of this list is don't burn out your battery.
    USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Do not let this fairy-tale view of the world burn out with age, my dear Pisces moon!
    Glamour, 31 May 2022
  • Fire can be seen still burning, while much of the area is burned out.
    Hallie Jackson, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • If the staff burns out, there is a long list of replacements.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • No one took Shor’s bet, and some asked for a third option: that the sun would burn out first.
    Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2022
  • But workers do say that they are burnt out, they are stressed.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • At some point, the sun will use up all the hydrogen in its core and begin to burn out.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But wildfires continued to burn out of control to the north and west of Athens.
    Time, 18 July 2023
  • Something may catch on fire without wind and burn out in one spot.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
  • If you’re burned out on your go-to streaming service, check this deal out.
    Condé Nast, WIRED, 11 July 2023
  • Throw this move into the beginning of your workout to warm up, or at the end to burn out.
    Men's Health, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Perhaps those fires have burned out, and with good reason.
    Essence, 11 Dec. 2023
  • There is no evidence that spread of the flu will burn out anytime soon.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Meanwhile, people who get mired in the details might forget what all the hard work is for and burn out.
    Dylan Ogline, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • That being said, the ups and downs may leave you feeling burnt out, so try to check in with yourself throughout the day.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Cops would show up when drivers revved their engines or burned out.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Queen of the Damned (2002) The seas will boil, and the sun will burn out, and nu-metal will get its own critical reassessment.
    Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2024
  • But both will be going shot-for-shot in the race to burn out each other’s defenses.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2021
  • When you are so done, say out loud that you’re burned out on this conversation and change the subject.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2023
  • There’s no point in rushing anywhere today because that’s the surest way to burn out.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Those who can’t overcome this will burn out or fail to be effective.
    Diana Tsai, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021
  • While this may feel uncomfortable at times, try to enjoy the light—bask in it, but don’t burn out.
    Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Isaiah’s mother marks the spot with candles, leaving them to burn out on their own.
    The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 18 Dec. 2022
  • While her time on the show was short-lived, a flame between Somers and Hamel ignited that has never burned out.
    Tabitha Britt, Peoplemag, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Forest fires will happen, and forest fires will burn out.
    New York Times, 3 Jan. 2022
  • But rather than burn out like some who become celebrities at an early age, his star is glowing all the brighter.
    Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022
  • Leaders can burn out because there is so much work to do all throughout, from the lead up to the closing and for some time after the merger.
    Jenn Lofgren, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Ness is a former player himself who burned out after one season in the pros.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Her tip for decorating is to start with garlands, then work your way up to the tree, so you don’t get burnt out or too overwhelmed.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023

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