flare
Example Sentences
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His rheumatic fever flared; she worried about his health.
From Literature
“I’ll get a call once a week: ‘Sir, there’s a flare up in the Congo again.’
Along the banisters were motion-activated lights - one wrong step and they would flare on, announcing their presence.
From BBC
Mixed in with the green and white, the deep glare of redbuds gleamed like railroad flares in the dewy morning.
From Literature
“Some people,” she said, and her nostrils flared.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
