burn coal

Frequency: 7.814.1 per million words

To use coal as a fuel for heat or energy.

coalVERB + coal

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burn

Examples (10)

  • Many power plants still burn coal to generate electricity.
  • Burning coal is a major source of air pollution.
  • The government has pledged to stop burning coal for power by 2030.
  • During the Industrial Revolution, factories burned coal day and night.
  • My grandparents used to burn coal in a stove to heat their home.
  • Is it still economical to burn coal with the rise of renewables?
  • The new regulations will make it more expensive to burn coal.
  • A huge amount of coal is burned there every day.
  • They had no choice but to burn coal to survive the harsh winter.
  • If we continue to burn coal, we will face more severe environmental consequences.