fan the flames
Example Sentences
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Others worry capping withdrawals will upset investors and fan the flames, so they paid out as much as 15%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
A host of celebrities have told how they have lost their properties, while officials have warned more high winds could further fan the flames of the wildfires.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025
If such a tragedy were to occur, it would just escalate matters and fan the flames of militancy, expand the protest movement, and create more legitimacy problems for both the police and university administrators.
From Salon • May 14, 2024
Wildfires continued to burn out of control in northern Texas on Friday morning, and officials warned that warm, windy and dry weather was expected to return over the weekend that could fan the flames.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024
“Let it burn, let it fan the flames of your will, your determination. The movement is bigger than one man, Steven. Martin would tell you that.”
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
