in flames
Example Sentences
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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
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
Videos posted online in the aftermath showed the vehicle engulfed in flames.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
How could one think of supper when the world had just gone up in flames?
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
