fire upon
Example Sentences
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Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa are safe after one of the plane’s brakes overheated and briefly caught fire upon landing in Atlanta on Sunday, airport officials said.
From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2022
Crews responding to reports of flames coming from the rooftop found several cars on fire upon arrival, the agency tweeted just before 7 p.m.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2022
The plane caught fire upon impact, according to Reuters.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Perhaps those ships are connected to enemy destroyers miles off the coast getting in position to fire upon U.S. armies?
From Fox News • Sep. 2, 2020
He drew his sword and looked at it, and the intertwining shapes of red and gold; and the flowing characters of Númenor glinted like fire upon the blade.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
