unburnt
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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DNA matching Newton was found on nail clippings taken from Mrs Crown's unburnt right hand in 2013, and they were re-examined using modern techniques 10 years later.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
They estimated factors, including the efficiency of burning D-T fuel, the time it takes to recycle unburnt fuel, and the fraction of time the reactor will operate.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 22, 2022
Many of their former occupants, however, are gone, some having used instant insurance cash to buy houses in the neighboring, unburnt towns of Quincy and Chester.
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2022
Left unburnt, many forests across the western United States now look as they never have before, brimming with fuel that has accumulated, in some spots, for more than 100 years.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2018
He frowned at the black and white mess in which lay the unburnt ends of branches.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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