Examples of burst/explode into flames in a Sentence
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The Ukrainian military shared a clip purporting to show the strikes, missiles hitting four targets that then burst into flames.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The video, originally shared by the Associated Press and later obtained by PEOPLE, shows a band performing on stage at the Club Pulse in Kočani around 2:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 16, when pyrotechnics hit the ceiling, which eventually burst into flames that went on to engulf the building.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Which was important, given that the plane had both burst into flames and crashed directly into the ground.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Dramatic bodycam footage shows New Jersey police officer Noah Allat reaching into the driver’s seat of a sedan and plucking its driver to safety after the vehicle smashed into a tanker truck and burst into flames.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
The video, originally shared by the Associated Press and later obtained by PEOPLE, shows a band performing on stage at the Club Pulse in Kočani around 2:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 16, when pyrotechnics hit the ceiling, which eventually burst into flames that went on to engulf the building.
—Brian Brant, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Which was important, given that the plane had both burst into flames and crashed directly into the ground.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Dramatic bodycam footage shows New Jersey police officer Noah Allat reaching into the driver’s seat of a sedan and plucking its driver to safety after the vehicle smashed into a tanker truck and burst into flames.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
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