in flames
Example Sentences
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But the situation was flipped on its head, as things so often are at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, by the terrifying sight of a car engulfed in flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
That Anaia and Racine’s journey is born in flames is no accident.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
And another AI video on X depicts the pair running together through a city engulfed in flames before the female executive shoves him aside in a dramatic scene.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
By 11 a.m., the building was again engulfed in flames.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
But I didn’t mean for the whole world to go up in flames.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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