flames
Example Sentences
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Even the pages that survived the flames have succumbed to water damage, from firefighting or exposure to the elements from the collapsed roof.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
With firefighters already struggling to contain the Timber fire in Big Sur, a second wildfire in the region grew rapidly Friday — sending flames in the direction of Highway 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Authorities said flames spread north and northeast, away from Somersett, with astonishing speed through extremely dry grass and brush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Maria Angeles Canete, 54, lost both her campsites to the flames that ripped through the mountainous terrain west of the Spanish capital Madrid.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
As soon as the Nanuak was hidden, the flames grew and the shadows shrank.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
