fire

Example Sentences

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Association said a vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last remaining steelhead trout were dead, smothered by debris flows unleashed by the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Crew members of the unladen tanker had sent distress messages saying the vessel was on fire and sinking.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The second-place candidate will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected to lead the second-largest US city in 2022, who has come under fire during her time in office.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The horizon is dotted with fire and smoke.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly