inflame

Example Sentences

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Lithuania shut its border with Belarus in October after dozens of balloons loaded with illegal cigarettes entered its airspace, forcing several airports to close and inflaming tensions between the two countries.

From Barron's

But concerns about the rights to the name of that stocky Australian animal, known for its pungent scent, loud screech and wanting table manners, have inflamed passions at even the highest reaches of government.

From New York Times

“Attribution is the only tool we have to understand whether extreme weather is inflamed by climate change,” Jackson said in an email.

From Seattle Times

In severe asthma, the bronchi become chronically inflamed and constricted.

From Scientific American

It can impede babies’ breathing by inflaming their tiny airways, or creep deep into seniors’ lungs to cause pneumonia.

From Washington Times