in flames
Example Sentences
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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
Jamie Corrie, speaking outside the burnt out remains of his house on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, said by the time firefighters arrived his house was "already engulfed in flames".
From BBC • 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
That Anaia and Racine’s journey is born in flames is no accident.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
There is only one reason I did not go down in flames over Angers, and that is because I knew I had Julie in the back.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
