Examples of 'were burnt' in a sentence
Meaning of "were burnt"
The phrase 'were burnt' is in the past tense and refers to the action of something being intentionally or accidentally set on fire and damaged or destroyed by the fire. It can be used to describe objects, buildings, or even people who have suffered burn injuries
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were burnt
Their bodies were burnt beyond recognition.
Were burnt to the groundwith all their inhabitants.
Because of him you were burnt at the stake.
Houses were burnt and the inhabitants were murdered.
The cornmeal granules were burnt for a reason.
Houses were burnt and levelled to the ground.
Face and fingertips were burnt away by acid.
These were burnt when the department closed.
Belorussian villages were burnt to the ground.
You are annoyed because your hands were burnt.
The mouths were burnt out with chemicals.
It appears that their eyes were burnt out.
Acadian homes were burnt to prevent their return.
More than three million books were burnt.
I would rather we were burnt at the stake.
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But in all previous incidents no schools were burnt.
But they were burnt long ago.
Two of the bypass wires were burnt out.
He said they were burnt with flame throwers.
Some ten houses in the village were burnt.
These arms were burnt in the presence of journalists.
No less than twenty houses were burnt down.
The synagogues were burnt with people in them.
Her rigging and port side were burnt.
Buildings were burnt down or damaged by falling trees or earthquakes.
Wind mills and storage houses were burnt.
All those feelings were burnt up in the sun.
Their homes were looted and some were burnt.
Scores of villages were burnt after looting.
Cars were burnt five minutes after the shooting.
Some government offices were burnt down.
You were burnt out on a half stack.
The eleven people were burnt alive.
They were burnt when the kitchen caught fire.
Half of his eyebrows were burnt clean off.
They were burnt to ashes right under your feet.
Both his face and body were burnt.
Willis said you were burnt with the garbage.
The gate and the granary were burnt.
Because you were burnt dead in there.
The city and the temple were burnt.
We know people were burnt alive in the name of religion.
The three libraries here were burnt down.
The books were burnt by the victimarii.
And in the end they were burnt out.
They were burnt alive in front of the whole village.
And their eyes were burnt out.
They were burnt to death in a gas explosion.
All their cameras were burnt to hell.
Buses were burnt and used as barricades on major thoroughfares.
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You burnt that doctor to the bone
And you almost burnt my house down
A burnt pigeon tied around her neck
