How to Use burner in a Sentence

burner

noun
  • The burner on the furnace isn't working.
  • The computer comes equipped with a CD burner.
  • Then, unplug the electric coils from the side of the burner.
    Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The smoking process: For gas grills, set the wet chips in the tray on top of the grate of a burner set to low.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Wipe the crumbs and debris from the surface of the stove and the space underneath your burner.
    Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2021
  • When the electric coils are completely dry, plug them back into the burner.
    Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Wallace is a burner down the field, made plays out of the backfield and on screens and is a very physical run blocker.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 May 2021
  • Cleaning your stovetop can be a pain, especially when food has caked onto the burners.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Despite running well at his pro day, Bateman is not a burner and lacks elite traits to be a dominant wideout.
    Daniel Oyefusi, baltimoresun.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • If your burners haven’t soaked for a full 10 minutes yet, go ahead and commit a few more minutes to cleaning out your toaster’s crumb tray.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
  • In the food world, anyone with a portable burner and a spoon has much more access to the means of production than, say, an auto worker might.
    Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
  • On top of being reliable, these two-burner classics are simple machines that can be fixed with minimal training.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The 48-inch, six-burner Wolf range can be seen in Ms. Singla’s cooking demonstrations.
    Laura Hine, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Investigators determined that Eckley had purchased that vehicle under an alias, used a burner cellphone and paid cash for it.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • After training some serious upper-body strength in your last workout, today is the day for a HIIT full-body burner!
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 29 Apr. 2021
  • But that redistribution of heat is actually correcting the uneven nature of the burner rather than hotspots generated by the cast iron itself.
    Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The kitchen features a six-burner stove top, warmer drawer, two dishwashers and and a sub-zero refrigerator and freezer, among other things, according to the listing.
    Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 28 Apr. 2021
  • On the direct heat of a burner, the metal will heat (and expand) faster than the enamel, Cai says, potentially creating stress on the enamel and resulting in cracking.
    Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2021
  • DeMaria asks Nadya's classmate, Eduardo Garcia, to check on the pot of saltwater heating up on the burner behind them.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 30 Apr. 2021
  • So in a climate where the burner is dim indeed, and where some of us turn into poptimists partly because there is no viable rock alternative, a show like one of these can keep your gas flame lit for a whole ‘nother year all by itself.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Transfer the pot to a burner and turn the heat to high.
    Paul Kita, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
  • From there, unfold the legs and the unit is ready for the burner.
    Brad Moon, Forbes, 15 May 2021
  • The propane burner then heats a large pot filled with oil.
    Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Stir the kale into the soup, put the top on and turn off the heat but leave it on the burner.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Slide a lid over a pan that erupts in flames and turn off the burner.
    New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022
  • So Gomez puts the steak on the nonstick pan on the back left burner.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022
  • If a fire erupts, cover the pan and turn off the burner!
    Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Fill a bowl with ice water and set it next to the burner.
    Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022
  • Since the propane burner is in the bottom of the oven, the stone is heated from below.
    Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Once the warmer is full of fluid, put the burner back on and apply a flame.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'burner.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: