burn to death
idiom
: to die by fire
Several people were trapped in the building and were burned to death.
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Some victims leaped from upper windows of the five-story building rather than burn to death.
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Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
Some initial reports had painted his mother as a hoarder whose negligence caused dozens of dogs to burn to death.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
The report also rebuts allegations that the actions of the rescue crews caused Valeria to burn to death when firefighters accidentally set fire to the room where the teenager was trapped.
—CBS News, 17 May 2022
People burn to death and are shown turning into ash, and characters explode, are crushed, seem to fall to their deaths, are impaled, have their necks snapped and much more.
—Washington Post, 6 May 2022
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Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
Some initial reports had painted his mother as a hoarder whose negligence caused dozens of dogs to burn to death.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
The report also rebuts allegations that the actions of the rescue crews caused Valeria to burn to death when firefighters accidentally set fire to the room where the teenager was trapped.
—CBS News, 17 May 2022
People burn to death and are shown turning into ash, and characters explode, are crushed, seem to fall to their deaths, are impaled, have their necks snapped and much more.
—Washington Post, 6 May 2022
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“Burn to death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burn%20to%20death. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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