burn down

Frequency: 7.918.5 per million words

for a building to be destroyed by fire

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Examples (10)

  • The factory burned down last year.
  • Arsonists deliberately burned the school down.
  • The historic library burned down in a mysterious fire.
  • If the fire spreads, the entire neighborhood could burn down.
  • After being struck by lightning, the old barn burned down.
  • The protesters threatened to burn the building down.
  • Firefighters fought bravely to stop the museum from burning down.
  • By morning, the abandoned warehouse had completely burned down.
  • He watched helplessly as his childhood home burned down before his eyes.
  • The official report stated that the nightclub was intentionally burned down.