inflaming

Example Sentences

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Walz, both Democrats, had urged the federal immigration authorities to leave the state to avoid inflaming tensions even more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“It serves no purpose other than inflaming the situation. No one is going to convince the other. The only communication should be the officers issuing commands.”

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

The outgoing United Nations refugee chief fears an increasingly fragmented world is fuelling global conflicts and crises, and inflaming hostility towards people desperately fleeing for safety.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

The unrest began after a video circulated on social media, inflaming the town of 40,000 people which is home to a large immigrant population.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

“Reminds me it’s inside me, what’s inflaming my lungs.”

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes