flames

Example Sentences

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The A9 is closed in both directions after a lorry burst into flames.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

But the situation was flipped on its head, as things so often are at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, by the terrifying sight of a car engulfed in flames.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

That Anaia and Racine’s journey is born in flames is no accident.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

And another AI video on X depicts the pair running together through a city engulfed in flames before the female executive shoves him aside in a dramatic scene.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“If me and Aunt Kitty are like sisters,” I whispered bitterly, my eyes fixed on the flames in the fireplace, “then I’d rather be alone.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan