flames

Example Sentences

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Acting like a giant incinerator, the spinning flames destroy many of the particles responsible for dense smoke plumes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

When I saw the headlines that flames were ravaging Santa Rosa Island, sadness washed over me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Last year, she says, a wildfire swept through 17 days after her goats cleared a residence - and the flames stopped 100 yards from where the goats had done their work.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

About 50 of the 112 units in the building were affected by the flames, White said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

And when Christopher moved to stoke the fire, he took a sharp breath—but he did not warn his son to keep back from the flames.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell