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
The plane caught fire upon impact, according to Reuters.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Slowly, tearing each sheet to ribbons, he fed them to the fire upon the hearth.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
