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
The inferno swept through seven of the estate's eight towers, which were under renovation and wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, netting and foam boards -- materials that may have accelerated the spread of flames.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 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
The historic Union Corner, at the junction of Union Street and Gordon Street, was destroyed in the inferno on Sunday night after flames took hold in a vape shop.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
The dormouse watched Cluny’s eye rove lazily from his family to the blazing inferno.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Vocabulary lists containing inferno
Inferno Lingo: Fire Vocabulary
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2015 Spelling Bee - Words from Round 2
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