in flames
Example Sentences
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But for fire safety expert Dr Tony Fogarty, there are many reasons why one home can be engulfed in flames while another is barely touched.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Her business empire is going up in flames.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
He then erupts in flames twice his height, dark smoke billowing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
With black smoke belching high into the sky, Lobga staggers some 90 seconds before collapsing in flames and a U.N. security guard rushes over blasting an extinguisher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
If it isn’t all done, every little bit of it, you’re going to face the 6:00 P.M. dinner rush defenseless and probably go down in flames.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
