inferno

Example Sentences

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Pratt took aim at Bass over the lack of water available during the inferno, with fire hydrants running dry.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

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

BBC Scotland staff at the scene described seeing the dome on the corner of the building falling in during the inferno.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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 inferno halted for a second with a sucking sound, as if an ifrit had inhaled deeply before a final explosion of flames.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri