burst into flames
Example Sentences
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According to him, America would have burst into flames and melted into the bedrock mantle if he hadn’t come to town.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Moments after she escaped from the wreckage, it burst into flames.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
On 20 July, the first parcel Suranovas had posted burst into flames at Leipzig airport in Germany.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
She was interrupted, though, when a neighbor reached out to tell her that her home of 42 years had burst into flames.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Jess felt as though she would burst into flames.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
