flames

Example Sentences

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That owes largely to the difficulty of preserving and projecting it, as it has a tendency to deteriorate and/or go up in flames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But Detroit was in flames following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and they stayed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It's been a happy ending for the eggs of an elusive bird that were just inches from the flames of a large wildfire earlier this year.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Acting like a giant incinerator, the spinning flames destroy many of the particles responsible for dense smoke plumes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

As he watched the dancing flames he felt something struggling to break free inside him.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville