spread like wildfire

Example Sentences

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In the 2000s, the song spread like wildfire on file-sharing sites like Napster and Kazaa but, until now, The Stones had refused to clear it for commercial release.

From BBC

It spread like wildfire on TikTok and Instagram, spawning its own hand gestures, and became so ubiquitous -- and annoying -- that it was reportedly banned in some US schools.

From Barron's

"Flu can spread like wildfire across schools and can make children really unwell," he said.

From BBC

It’s unclear when the video was made, but it emerged and spread like wildfire on social media after a Fox News reporter, citing unnamed sources, said it had triggered a federal probe into the politician.

From Los Angeles Times

She quoted a worker at a Durham care home who described how the virus "spread like wildfire".

From BBC