Examples of 'were burned' in a sentence

Meaning of "were burned"

were burned: suggests that something was set on fire and consumed by flames. This phrase is often used in descriptions of fire-related incidents or as a metaphor for destruction or loss

How to use "were burned" in a sentence

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were burned
They were burned and bloodied and sick.
My skin my throat both were burned beyond repair.
Tents were burned and dozens of demonstrators were killed.
I saw them as if they were burned onto my retina.
They were burned from the inside out.
Because of him you were burned at the stake.
Tents were burned or crushed under the tanks.
The serial numbers were burned in the fire.
Cars were burned and shop windows smashed.
Their homes or properties were burned by helicopter gunships.
Jews were burned alive in their prayer house.
They were either stewed or were burned in a sacrificial ceremony.
Books were burned and prominent intellectuals jailed.
Any remaining cities were burned to the ground.
They were burned alive in this very house.

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And many alchemists were burned at the stake.
You were burned long before that.
The useful materials were burned because of fire.
We should look at accidents where couples were burned.
The trees were burned infront of the villagers.
All the houses in the village were burned.
Her prints were burned off with acid.
In most of the incidents victims were burned to death.
Houses were burned down and livestock killed.
His wife and children were burned to death.
Villages were burned and their inhabitants massacred.
Several haystacks and one barn were burned.
Many of the bodies were burned beyond recognition.
Twelve were injured and four houses were burned.
These girls who were burned were only sick.
Her gums look like they were burned.
Her ancestors were burned a hundred years ago.
The car and the body were burned.
Both women were burned for witchcraft.
After that their houses were burned down.
Two houses were burned down in the fire.
Five houses and nine barns were burned.
Several buildings were burned during the riot.
The houses and personal belongings were burned.
Churches were burned with all their parishioners.
Doviak and his unit were burned alive.
Dwellings were burned and stocks of cattle killed.
They look to me like they were burned or scorched.
They were burned out in the war.
Others who altogether refused to repent were burned.
Five farmers were burned alive in a bread oven.
Cars parked in front of the complex were burned.
Seven families were burned out by the fire.
It is a concrete fact that the papers were burned.
Maybe the files were burned in the fire.

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