flame

Example Sentences

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One method involves burning the starting materials in a flame at temperatures between 2,000 and 3,000°C, followed by rapid cooling.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

And there’s “scorch,” at the low end, when radiant heat, not flame, kills the crown but leaves dead foliage in place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Steam rises into white sky as enamel mugs are passed and sweet bread tears open near flame.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

She said other long-ago alarms lit a flame or made a pot of coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Her head snapped down a second later, releasing a sickly green flame straight at Jack, May, and the Wolf King.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley