burst into flames
Example Sentences
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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
Arenas was involved in a single-car accident in April 2025 and hospitalized for six days after a Tesla Cybertruck he was driving hit a tree and burst into flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 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
Soon we’ll cook hot dogs and smother them in ketchup, then roast marshmallows over the fire until the marshmallows burst into flames and turn black.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
