in flames
Example Sentences
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The day after she delivered her goods to the Elektrostal warehouse near Moscow last Friday, she learned that it had all gone up in flames.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
On Sunday, shortly after 1 a.m., firefighters contained a commercial building that went up in flames on the 14300 block of Figueroa Street in the Harbor Gateway neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Bystanders gathered around one of the buses, some taking pictures and videos, as it was engulfed in flames.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
That owes largely to the difficulty of preserving and projecting it, as it has a tendency to deteriorate and/or go up in flames.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mom’s albums had gone up in flames with everything else in the tent.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
