fanning

Example Sentences

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"People who are donating money are causing the problem of animal cruelty here, because they keep on fuelling it, they are fanning the fire," says Kakooza.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Brent crude hit $100 a barrel at one point today after a report that Vice President JD Vance’s peace-talk trip to Islamabad had been delayed, fanning fears that negotiations had fallen apart.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

If anything, he’s fanning it, talking about the possibility of testing himself against cycling idols like four-time Tour champ Tadej Pogacar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Temperatures soared past 40C as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria this week, with hot winds fanning some of the most dangerous fire weather seen since the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Many Osage looked on from the benches, fanning themselves in the heat; a few stole glances at cell phones, but most watched reverently.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann