unburned
adjective
un·burned
ˌən-ˈbərnd 
variants
or unburnt
: not burned
unburned wood
a residue of unburned gunpowder
unburnt fuel
Examples of unburned in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Because unburned methane causes more than 80 times the warming as an equivalent amount of CO2 over two decades, these leaks nullify much of the fuel’s improvement over coal.
—
Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
On Wednesday the agent reported smelling unburned marijuana near the Main Street property and saw Jacob Robertson entering and leaving it.
—Brian Arola, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
Photograph: Fernando Alarcón/Grist Despite the danger, Pino and her students rummaged, pulling out specimens to examine from among unburned portions of the pile.
—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
In one of the most sensational cases, a single fingerprint on an unburned fragment of an incendiary device led to the 1991 arrest of John Orr, a 17-year veteran of the Glendale, California, fire department.
—John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for unburned 
Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
On Wednesday the agent reported smelling unburned marijuana near the Main Street property and saw Jacob Robertson entering and leaving it.
—Brian Arola, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
Photograph: Fernando Alarcón/Grist Despite the danger, Pino and her students rummaged, pulling out specimens to examine from among unburned portions of the pile.
—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
In one of the most sensational cases, a single fingerprint on an unburned fragment of an incendiary device led to the 1991 arrest of John Orr, a 17-year veteran of the Glendale, California, fire department.
—John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for unburned
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'unburned.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near unburned
Cite this Entry
“Unburned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unburned. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share