flames
Example Sentences
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Farmers have been called heroes for creating firebreaks to save more houses from destruction as flames swept across the West Midlands last week.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Firefighters throughout the rest of Europe have been facing a series of blazes over the weekend, including officers in Belgium spending a fourth day beating back flames in the country's largest nature reserve Hautes Fagnes.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Just another day of watching Russia burn,” she wrote on Instagram this week, posting a photo of flames rising over a Siberian petrochemicals plant, to the soundtrack of The Prodigy’s “Firestarter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The mall’s survival amid the community’s devastation was not without controversy given Caruso’s use of private firefighters to ward off the flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Or were exposed to direct flames for more than a couple seconds.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
