fire upon
Example Sentences
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Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa are safe after one of the plane’s brakes overheated and briefly caught fire upon landing in Atlanta on Sunday, airport officials said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2022
Crews responding to reports of flames coming from the rooftop found several cars on fire upon arrival, the agency tweeted just before 7 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
Officials discovered no active fire upon arriving at the scene but found smoke emanating from an unknown source.
From Fox News ● Nov. 12, 2020
"Norad fighters did not fire upon the aircraft," it said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2018
The Elves sat round the fire upon the grass or upon the sawn rings of old trunks.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
