conflagration
Example Sentences
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And they engaged knowing that, if they failed, there was the option to keep fighting – whatever the spiralling pain for their own people and a world reeling from the cost of this conflagration.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
The conflagration caused the building’s roof to collapse and escalated to a six-alarm fire, requiring the response of around 175 firefighters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Political scientist Yuttaporn Issarachai said that the Thai government's primary agenda has shifted towards daunting external challenges, including the economic fallout of the Middle East conflagration.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
The targeting of Turkey marks the crossing of another line in the rapidly expanding conflagration; Iran until Wednesday had refrained from attacking its neighbor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
There was a roaring in Lee’s ears that had nothing to do with the conflagration in the forest below, or with the laboring drone of the zeppelin trying to rise again.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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