burst into flames
Example Sentences
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Moments after she escaped from the wreckage, it burst into flames.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The difference was that unlike the iPod, the iPhone or any MacBook, F1’s product went 200 miles an hour and occasionally burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
She was interrupted, though, when a neighbor reached out to tell her that her home of 42 years had burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
On a sunny Tuesday in Anaheim in the parking lot of a firefighter training center, a tiny house burst into flames while its neighbor survived.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
I wanted to ride a bike so much, I thought I’d burst into flames if I didn’t.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
