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
Under harsh conditions at recycling and waste facilities, lithium-ion batteries can burst into flames and even explode.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 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
Suddenly Leo got an idea so incredible that his nose burst into flames.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
