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
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The morning was fresh and cool, the dew not yet burnt away, and full of birdsong.
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Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
The site once included a wooden house used by workers, but the 2021 fire may have burned away any surviving structures.
—Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
The ensuing inferno was hot enough that any evidence of the lab’s purpose seemed to have burned away.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
But this trio, walking on a clear June morning when the gloom has burned away, are everything that is good and right with immigrant communities.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
The site once included a wooden house used by workers, but the 2021 fire may have burned away any surviving structures.
—Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
The ensuing inferno was hot enough that any evidence of the lab’s purpose seemed to have burned away.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
But this trio, walking on a clear June morning when the gloom has burned away, are everything that is good and right with immigrant communities.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for burn away
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“Burn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20away. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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