How to Use flaming in a Sentence

flaming

adjective
  • The flaming red Nazi emblem on the tail flares in vivid contrast to the gray of the bag.
    Kurt Chandler, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
  • The great flaming mouth to the thing is never in this world going to be stuffed full.
    Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Was the smoke from the flaming Twin Towers tinted blue?
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2021
  • And Perrin helped dig up the flaming Horn of Valere, which plays a big role in the second book in the series.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Spoon the flaming sauce over the fruit until the flame is extinguished.
    Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 July 2021
  • The flaming lava lights up the night sky in shocking hues of orange and red.
    Fox News, 26 Feb. 2021
  • When everything on Earth is chaos, just look to the flaming rocks above.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
  • The boy was hit by a flaming stream of gasoline that shot out of the machine, his aunt told the Idaho Statesman.
    Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 25 Aug. 2017
  • Once the collar was off, the officers and dog can be seen sprinting away from the flaming car.
    Henri Hollis, ajc, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Alex struck a match and held it to the note, then tossed the flaming paper into the nothingness where the table had been.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In the confusion, Chloe grabs the necklace and deactivates the flaming part of the sword.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 May 2021
  • Upon seeing the flaming truck, a motorist stopped on the freeway to help.
    Lyndsay Winkley, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2017
  • The trees’ needles glowed a flaming orange; their bark was a ghostly gray.
    Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 14 July 2022
  • Crews from the scrap yard were using heavy equipment to try to break up the flaming pile of crushed cars, which is about 25 to 30 feet high, Warren said.
    Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2022
  • To understand why this was the case, the researchers modeled their flaming gas.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 8 June 2020
  • That was 16 years ago, but the flaming image would re-inspire Vasquez later on.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The 47-year-old acrobat first walked across a flaming wire 25-feet above the ground, even performing a dance move.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2022
  • In Burchfield's work, lush trees are outlined with flaming haloes; skies are dense with storm clouds or radiant with the light of the sun.
    Peter Terzian, ELLE Decor, 10 June 2010
  • Hectic, comedic, toxic, alone, a flaming meringue on a tide of brimstone.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2021
  • One allegedly tossed a flaming lighter at her, setting her neck and face on fire.
    Washington Post, 30 June 2020
  • This is what their pumpkin spice doughnut, which is part of their flaming station, is all about.
    Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Frazier, a 22-year-old with flaming red hair, had all that going through his mind as Knebel prepared to throw his 1-0 pitch.
    Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 8 July 2017
  • On the museum steps, a Black man in a hoodie and mask hurled a flaming projectile at the building.
    New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
  • David Montgomery has ditched the flaming-hot beef jerky, Swiss cheese and Krispy Kreme donuts and focused on eating fish, chicken and quinoa.
    Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Copperhead refers to his flaming red hair, which is about the only thing his father gave him.
    Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2022
  • While the 1-year-old guinea pig may not have flaming locks of auburn hair, this brunette beauty has no intention of stealing your man.
    The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The pages all but vibrate with rich color: blues and greens and the flaming orange of a great cat who disdains to run when hunters enter his leafy realm.
    Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Hannah Montana soundtrack left a flaming pile of s--- at my door.
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The couple finished that second date at Bluestem, with a flaming orange drink.
    Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, kansascity.com, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Higgins also said that a healthy Chase in this weekend’s game will make all the difference for the flaming hot Bengals offense.
    Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 8 Dec. 2022

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