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Recent Examples of fire and brimstone
Carroll was very good at that, merging positivity with fire and brimstone when it was required.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
The British starlet unloads fire and brimstone in an emotional delivery that will be cited as one of her most commanding scenes.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
The last time Pat saw Ron, there was none of the fire and brimstone of his more combative moments.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
The Biden administration should bolster public media in order to provide more sober alternatives to the fire and brimstone of cable news.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2020
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
The British starlet unloads fire and brimstone in an emotional delivery that will be cited as one of her most commanding scenes.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
The last time Pat saw Ron, there was none of the fire and brimstone of his more combative moments.
—Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
The Biden administration should bolster public media in order to provide more sober alternatives to the fire and brimstone of cable news.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2020
See all Example Sentences for fire and brimstone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fire and brimstone
Noun
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Upon entry, there is a little conversation pit set up with Jenga and some lovely coffee table books to peruse.Emme Hall, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
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Comfy chalets and a chic campsite nestled among cabernet vineyards create a magical setting with twinkling lights, crackling fire pits, and beautifully decorated trees.Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Soon, Happy Hollow is awash in rumors of teenage cults and demonic possession, and where there’s smoke, there may be actual hellfire.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Oct. 2024
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Many contemporary American pastors have cast aside their hellfire sermons and started focusing instead on personal fulfillment—and riches.James Morone, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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Through the deliberately standard-issue story of an amateur criminal (Michael Fassbender) trying to arrange a $20 million drug shipment from a Ciudad Juárez cartel, McCarthy stares into the abyss of human evil and the abyss stares back, pitilessly.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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This election might feel so stressful, completely overwhelming, as if our country is teetering on the edge of an abyss.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
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Or did Christ die only for us, leaving any other creatures to a kind of limbo or perdition?Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024
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Although Adolf Hitler met his road to perdition, Joseph Stalin survived and extended his despotism.Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Fire and brimstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fire%20and%20brimstone. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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