feed the fire
Example Sentences
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"This is just going to feed the fire if you are a conspiracy theorist," he said.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025
She also worries that a broad recommendation can feed the fire of people who discount the value of boosters.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 8, 2023
Cueto and her neighbors feed the fire under their common pot with wood scraps they are given twice a month as charity from a carpenter’s shop.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2022
They lash out with lightning and even fire tornadoes, turbocharging local winds that feed the fire so it surges into unburned areas.
From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2021
Eighty tins of pure ghee were poured over the elephant to feed the fire.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
