inflaming

Example Sentences

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The department has been using data to focus efforts on violent offenders, gun crimes and repeat offenders—attacking serious crime without inflaming backlash against police, O’Hara has said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other. The only communication should be the officers issuing commands.”

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

The Liverpool coach did not delve too much into the specifics, insisting that his conversation with Salah was short, but he said enough to explain the situation without inflaming it any further.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

Lithuania shut its border with Belarus in October after dozens of balloons loaded with illegal cigarettes entered its airspace, forcing several airports to close and inflaming tensions between the two countries.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

He’d washed himself, cold water like liquid fingernails inflaming the scratches on his face.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier