Sentence examples for burning the ends from inspiring English sources

Despite losing, and painfully finding, the needle a couple of times, and burning the ends of the cut ribbons to seal them instead of singeing them, I finish the shoes and all is well.

The anaesthesiologist explained that they were just "burning the ends".

Consider burning the ends of the matchstick off after you have balanced everything (optional).

If you are a young dancer, always have an adult help you with burning the ends of elastic or ribbons.

Don't cut the ends of the ribbons (they'll run!) without burning the ends with a match or putting a thick coat of clear nail polish on the ends.

Out of nowhere, fragmented memories come to me at any time, and I find myself recalling: a day spent swimming in the marshes with my good friend Julia, riding horses with my friend Kim (sadly, both are gone now), downtown and along the old railroad tracks, throwing firecrackers at my brother, and seriously burning the end of a finger, when I foolishly lit one and chased him with it.

She cast him, but he was still burning the wrong end of the candle and, by 1996, £90,000 in debt and living in his car, he was declared bankrupt.

I suppose that my grinding up roots, burning off the ends of hairs, and wetting and singeing leaves got their juices flowing, quickened their responses.

So how can teachers manage their work without burning the candle at both ends?

We're burning the candle at both ends, and the flame is almost at the middle".

Also it doesn't work, chasing the dream, messing round with loads of girls, burning the candle at both ends".