be inflamed

Example Sentences

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To be inflamed by all of this is natural and part of the point.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2021

Many have been on edge during the recent unrest, worried that tensions with Muslims may be inflamed in the outcry over the film.

From Newsweek • Sep. 15, 2012

Anti-U.S. sentiment would be inflamed in Muslim countries, especially Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories.

From Reuters • Feb. 5, 2012

The rapid surgery gave the nerve less time to be inflamed.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2011

If the gums be inflamed, recourse should be had to bleeding by leeches, and blisters behind the ears.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849