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 blaze only burned through 95 acres in Alameda County and there have been no reports of injuries or structures destroyed.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
While the father-son relationship between Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin and his Baby Yoda ward Grogu remains adorable as ever, the show's recent meandering storylines have burned through a lot of fan goodwill.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 May 2024
But the sun will burn through the clouds earlier in the day this week in the run-up to Memorial Day and a long home stand for the Padres.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
So given all this exciting potential, why is Marvel burning through its X-Men material so rapidly?
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
McCready, as per usual, was worth the price of admission on his own merit, burning through some of the hottest guitar leads one will find in all of rock.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Endeavor delivered a loss for the first three months of the year as the parent company of UFC, WWE, WME and IMG burned through nearly $400 million in cash during the first quarter.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 May 2024
The Flying Bucket Fire was first reported by the Forestry Department on Monday evening after burning through grass and brush about 19 miles from Maricopa and 5 miles south of Mobile, along 99th Avenue and south of State Route 238.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
Thanks to higher-than-expected worker productivity and a decline in expected disabilities, Social Security isn't burning through cash as fast as trustees predicted a year ago.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 May 2024
Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
While the father-son relationship between Pedro Pascal's Din Djarin and his Baby Yoda ward Grogu remains adorable as ever, the show's recent meandering storylines have burned through a lot of fan goodwill.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 May 2024
But the sun will burn through the clouds earlier in the day this week in the run-up to Memorial Day and a long home stand for the Padres.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024
So given all this exciting potential, why is Marvel burning through its X-Men material so rapidly?
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 May 2024
McCready, as per usual, was worth the price of admission on his own merit, burning through some of the hottest guitar leads one will find in all of rock.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 May 2024
Endeavor delivered a loss for the first three months of the year as the parent company of UFC, WWE, WME and IMG burned through nearly $400 million in cash during the first quarter.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 May 2024
The Flying Bucket Fire was first reported by the Forestry Department on Monday evening after burning through grass and brush about 19 miles from Maricopa and 5 miles south of Mobile, along 99th Avenue and south of State Route 238.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2024
Thanks to higher-than-expected worker productivity and a decline in expected disabilities, Social Security isn't burning through cash as fast as trustees predicted a year ago.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 May 2024
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“Burn through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20through. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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