burst into flames
Example Sentences
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Moments after she escaped from the wreckage, it burst into flames.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The difference was that unlike the iPod, the iPhone or any MacBook, F1’s product went 200 miles an hour and occasionally burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
On Sunday, he said the men died returning from the operation to dismantle the synthetic drug labs after the truck skidded off the road, fell down a ravine and burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
One burst into flames just before it was loaded on to a DHL cargo flight to the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
“I just fell out of the sky. I constructed a helicopter in midair, burst into flames halfway down, crash-landed, and barely survived. But by all means—let’s talk about your dining table!”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
