barn burner
noun
: one that arouses much interest or excitement
the game should be a real barn burner
Examples of barn burner in a Sentence
The game should be a real barn burner.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Alcaraz-Skinner barn burner averaged 1.76 million viewers, up 8% versus 2024’s analogous Alcaraz-Alexander Zverev match on NBC (1.62 million).
—
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Game 5 was a barn burner, filled with odd-man rushes.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Magic bested the defending champion Boston Celtics 95-93 in Orlando in a close contest that remained a barn burner down the stretch.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The first WrestleMania main event between two Black performers is a barn burner.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barn burner
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
Game 5 was a barn burner, filled with odd-man rushes.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Magic bested the defending champion Boston Celtics 95-93 in Orlando in a close contest that remained a barn burner down the stretch.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The first WrestleMania main event between two Black performers is a barn burner.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for barn burner
Cite this Entry
“Barn burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barn%20burner. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share