on fire

Example Sentences

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The artificial-intelligence race has catapulted stocks to fresh highs this year and kept credit markets on fire — but bond investors are increasingly worrying about the people being left behind.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

They can allow the oil to spread across the water, threatening coastlines and marine life, or they can set it on fire.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

“My cheeks were on fire and my heart was pounding,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The 29 May incident began when Dong "failed to slow for traffic" on Interstate 95 and hit a Chevrolet Suburban that plowed into other cars, igniting one on fire.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Our donkey, Nothing, wasn’t tied up or penned in because he wouldn’t move unless his tail was on fire.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff