inflame
Example Sentences
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City leaders have previously resisted federal deployments, arguing they undermine local control and risk inflaming already tense situations.
From Los Angeles Times
So even small disputes can inflame old divisions or trigger new ones.
From BBC
All this is based on observations so obvious they’re hard to resist: War requires weaponry, the supply of oil is being choked, fear and uncertainty inflame the demand for gold.
While the attack focused on military targets and avoided hitting the energy infrastructure, it further inflamed Gulf concerns.
Her face was blotched and inflamed by the flying ice, her eyes almost swollen shut.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
