in flames
Example Sentences
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By 11 a.m., the building was again engulfed in flames.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Forecasts say millions of acres could go up in flames this season.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
According to the Murrieta Police Department, officers responded to a residential structure fire at 41690 Knight Drive and found a mobile home, carport, three vehicles, two outbuildings and a large pine tree engulfed in flames.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
Video posted by local media shows a bus in flames and a local resident described seeing a thick column of smoke.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
When two more Luftwaffe aircraft began to chase them, Aleksandr escaped into clouds while the two enemy fighter planes collided in flames.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
