flare-up

Example Sentences

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However, it said that the exchange had caused a flare gun to go off, which in turn ignited a gas pipeline.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023

It would later be determined that Parker was actually holding a flare gun that had been painted black but there is no evidence indicating that any of the officers knew that, the appellate court wrote.

From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2023

But they do have a drone camera, a flare gun, two phones and climbing gear.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022

The flare gun case stalled for two years due to coronavirus backlogs, court records show.

From Fox News • Jan. 19, 2022

Hidden in a stack of props is the jar of Lady ’Stache Off and the flare gun, their twin hopes for making it out alive.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray