on fire
Example Sentences
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At the same time, while the job market is stable, it isn’t on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Multiple homes and outbuildings were on fire after a brush fire quickly spread in Lucerne Valley, fire officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
About 400 firefighters and troops battled the inferno northeast of Almeria in the southern Andalusia region which witnesses said may have been started by a power line that fell and set scrub land on fire.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Make no mistake; the palace is on fire and the king is asleep — literally.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
One of the astronauts reported that the spacecraft was on fire.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
