inferno

Example Sentences

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A government committee has launched an investigation, but the cause of the inferno was not immediately clear.

From Barron's

And then suddenly—WHOOSH—they were out of the scalding heat, out of the roaring, crackling din of the inferno.

From Literature

But the inferno nevertheless destroyed the homes of his son and daughter, who are 26 and 29.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of those impacted by the inferno at Le Constellation were Swiss, but a total of 19 nationalities were among the fatalities and the wounded.

From Barron's

A tiny Swiss village is reeling from the "unimaginable" loss of numerous young people in the New Year inferno at a ski resort bar, including seven players on the same football team.

From Barron's