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That was the extent of it during the peak of the flames, and the numbers that swooshed around in the press the next day.

When I saw the fire in the restaurant, I ran down to the floor below, where I was trapped between flames above and below.

The younger brother would try everything in his power from a distance to subdue the roaring flames of passion.

Especially not when the display in question includes an angel falling from the sky in flames, surrounded by Biblical verses.

Hot orange flames leap into the sky bringing with them the sickening, inescapable stench of death.

You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.

At length only four or five flames remained, feebly wavering in their pools of melted wax.

The entire city was burnt down, and upwards of 200,000 of the inhabitants perished in the flames.

Moodily he stood there, one hand on the high mantel shelf, one foot upon an andiron, his eyes upon the flames.

Let blue flames rise from the living sulphur and the sheep bleat loud as she feels the touch of the smoking sulphur.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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