flame war

Example Sentences

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There were slippery slopes, faulty analogies, straw men galore and the gleeful identifying of said fallacies that is endemic to any message board flame war.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2019

It had the feel of an impromptu live performance of a Twitter flame war.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2019

The subreddit itself was born out of an escalating flame war.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2019

Just as important: Okja is a masterpiece that could draw a flame war, and has.

From The Verge • Jun. 26, 2017

Some subthreads will actually be in response to some off-the-cuff side comment, possibly degenerating into a flame war, or just as often evolving into a separate discussion.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.