fire upon
Example Sentences
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"We were faced with a well-developed, serious fire upon arrival," said deputy chief fire officer Nathaniel Hooton.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
The campaign now has been focusing on Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, but Russian forces regularly fire upon targets in many parts of the country too.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
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
Officials discovered no active fire upon arriving at the scene but found smoke emanating from an unknown source.
From Fox News ● Nov. 12, 2020
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
