flame war

Example Sentences

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For the most part, DeSantis has resisted in engaging in a flame war with Trump, although holding his retreat a stone’s throw from Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate likely won’t go unnoticed by the former president.

From Reuters

Mr. Rogen began to trend on Twitter when he squared off in a much-publicized flame war with Senator Ted Cruz of Texas that went on for days following Inauguration Day, suggesting that Mr. Cruz was fit for admiration only “if you’re a white supremacist fascist who doesn’t find it offensive when someone calls your wife ugly,” along with various obscenities.

From New York Times

My kids are old enough that the mischief they get into on their own in their rooms is of the “get in a flame war on Reddit” variety, not the “cover the walls in sunscreen” variety—still troublesome, but less goopy.

From Slate

In a subdued celebration, President Vladimir Putin laid roses at the Eternal Flame war memorial.

From BBC

In a slimmed-down celebration, Putin will lay flowers at the Eternal Flame war memorial outside the Kremlin walls and deliver a speech.

From Reuters