flames

Example Sentences

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Cal Fire is working alongside the Camp Pendleton Fire Department to combat the flames with air tankers, helicopters and ground crews.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

That owes largely to the difficulty of preserving and projecting it, as it has a tendency to deteriorate and/or go up in flames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Kellie Evans, who was driving along the road near the fire, said she "couldn't see the flames because the sky was so black".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Dodger could still see the flames ahead of them with his blinders on, but his focus was on the flat dirt path that created a narrow firebreak through the burning woods.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz