flamethrower

Example Sentences

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South Korean police said they would seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media report.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

For a closer, they turned to Roki Sasaki, the Japanese rookie flamethrower who has been a reliever for all of 10 days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

Performance highlights include Van Tass showcasing her mental magic while submerged in 2,000 liters of water, using a flamethrower and even being suspended in the air, à la Cirque du Soleil.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

But while those people are spared — for now — this fits with a bigger picture of Musk taking a flamethrower to an unfathomable amount of medical research and prevention work, both here and abroad.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2025

When he looks up to see me, the glare of his eye is like a flamethrower.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman