burn away

phrasal verb

burned away or burnt away; burning away; burns away
: to be removed or to remove (something) by fire or heat
The outer layer of wooden shingles burned away quickly in the fire.
The fire quickly burned the outer layer of wooden shingles away.
burned away unwanted hair

Examples of burn away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web According to Clement, the dead would face tests in which their remaining sins were burned away, as iron is forged in the fire. Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024 By now, 8:30 A.M., the mist has burned away; the sun gleams above the cypress trees. Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Official cause still under investigation Earlier, KAMR-TV reported the flames were contained on Wednesday, but the remaining fuel for the fire could take longer to completely burn away. Alexia Aston, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024 To create the viral video moment, set the wafer paper on fire, then watch the top image burn away, revealing the image on the frosting sheet. Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2024 But by the end, any gloss of confusion is mostly burned away, and you’re left all too aware that what this movie is talking about is no American fiction. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024 This heat shield for the Artemis 2 will gradually burn away upon reentry to the atmosphere, protecting the astronauts in the capsule behind it. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023 An advancing fire burns away stalks from the top down so only the base of the plant remains. John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023 Peer helps identify bodies whose DNA has been burned away by heat that surpassed 700 degrees Celsius. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023

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“Burn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20away. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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