inferno
Example Sentences
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But the phantom inferno keeps breaking out, she said, and recently a long, funnel-shaped reflection in her window prompted another false warning: “Tornado sighted.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
And if a spark did catch, it could quickly mirror the inferno that was engulfing Pacific Palisades, or worse.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
A firebreak between Union Corner and the external wall of the station is thought to have stopped Sunday's inferno spreading further.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Times investigations uncovered the alert failure in January of last year, and later found that almost no fire trucks were in that side of the community as the inferno raged through.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
The hybrid’s tires spun on the gravel, and then the car launched forward, throwing Akira back in her seat as they drove straight into the heart of the inferno.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing inferno
Inferno Lingo: Fire Vocabulary
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2015 Spelling Bee - Words from Round 2
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