in flames
Example Sentences
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Her business empire is going up in flames.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
He then erupts in flames twice his height, dark smoke billowing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
With black smoke belching high into the sky, Lobga staggers some 90 seconds before collapsing in flames and a U.N. security guard rushes over blasting an extinguisher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
On March 8, the house went up in flames after fire spread from an abandoned home on an adjacent lot, said Galicia, a contractor and pastor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
According to the fire department, our whole house would have been up in flames if they'd been called fifteen minutes later.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
