burn through

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The Quarry Fire near Northwest 137th Avenue and 41st Street, west of Doral, has burned through around 19,000 acres and was 97% contained as of Sunday, according to the Florida Forest Service fire map. —Sofia Saric june 22, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

The beam can then burn through wires, damage sensors and cameras, or overheat battery packs. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026

Chopper 4 footage showed large flames burning through trees near the turnpike as crews lit backfires—a tactic used to extinguish a wildfire by burning fuel ahead of the approaching fire line. —Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 19 June 2026

One of four boosters suffered what looked like a burn through of one of its nozzles about 30 seconds into launch, similar to what a Vulcan launch suffered in 2024 on its second ever flight. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026

Rhymes for burn through

• accrue
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