burn through

phrasal 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 Read the full Sagittarius Daily Horoscope Capricorn (December 21 - January 19) Restlessness may burn through you like a wildfire. —

USA TODAY, 19 June 2024 Point Fire The Point Fire, burning through the wine country area of Sonoma, north of San Francisco, was 20% contained by Monday night, according to Cal Fire. —

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 June 2024 The Wildcat Fire burned through vegetation on the Tonto, scorching over 14,000 acres of desert landscape in May, areas long classified as desert. —

Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024 Trump, whose criminal hush-money trial in lower Manhattan is expected to go to a jury as soon as late Tuesday afternoon, burned through $76 million on legal fees in 2022 and 2023, according to The Associated Press. —

Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for burn through

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