sea of flames

Example Sentences

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Angel Martin Arjona had been digging a trench in a field to stop the approaching fire reaching the northwestern town of Tabara when the sea of flames closed in on him.

From Reuters • Jul. 18, 2022

In the superb season finale, Kendall is like a burnt offering kindling an unexpected sea of flames.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 10, 2019

The car passed by a hillside that was a sea of flames, so bright Akira had to look away.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Once before she had surrendered to romance, fleetingly: during the week that followed the night she had sat on Calvary with Gathbroke and watched a sea of flames.

From The Sisters-In-Law by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

Between them and the Capitol Hill they could see the buildings about the Great Forum all one sea of flames.

From The Unwilling Vestal by White, Edward Lucas