tongue of flame
Example Sentences
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A taxi driver turbaned in a tongue of flame says, Sister, I can take you into the city.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2017
In a moment, a fierce tongue of flame leaped up from the car; a pillar of smoke rose above the flame and ascended into the heavens.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2012
The guarded symbol of Hispanic-American culture has been the tongue of flame: Spanish.
From Time Magazine Archive
By 4:30 a tongue of flame was licking upward from the direction of Inchon.
From Time Magazine Archive
And the Goblet of Fire turned red once more; sparks showered out of it; the tongue of flame shot high into the air, and from its tip Dumbledore pulled the third piece of parchment.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
