in flames

Example Sentences

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Bystanders gathered around one of the buses, some taking pictures and videos, as it was engulfed in flames.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 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

But Detroit was in flames following the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and they stayed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But Blue Origin just saw its plans go up in flames during a ground test explosion of its flagship New Glenn rocket, which damaged their launch platform and heralded delays.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The poor guy had just lost his grandmother and seen his house go up in flames.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan