How to Use burst/explode into flames in a Sentence

burst/explode into flames

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  • In the animation, this skeleton had a heart, which exploded upon impact and burst into flames.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
  • That caused the car to flip over and burst into flames.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The wreckage was too much and the van burst into flames.
    — Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The car burst into flames after the crash, per the reports.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • We got stopped when this RV burst into flames by the side of the road around 11 p.m. Monday night.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The car struck a tree near Southwest Brown Road, and the car burst into flames, police said.
    — oregonlive, 26 June 2023
  • The Halsey split in half and burst into flames after being hit.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 May 2024
  • As a result of the crash, which caused both vehicles to burst into flames, the pilot of the plane died on the scene.
    — Sharon Myers, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The impact caused the fuel tank to rupture and burst into flames.
    — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 19 Apr. 2021
  • The family’s car flipped twice and then burst into flames.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The car, a silver sedan, burst into flames after striking the pole.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The show has been on hiatus since April, when the fire-breathing dragon burst into flames.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
  • At least 45 people were killed when a bus plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in South Africa.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The tractor came to a rest on the embankment under the overpass and burst into flames, SAPD said.
    — Taylor Pettaway, ExpressNews.com, 22 Jan. 2021
  • As the deputy approached the vehicle, the truck suddenly burst into flames and the deputy heard the driver scream.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • After hitting the metal pole, the GMC burst into flames.
    — Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2024
  • This caused the helicopter to burst into flames upon impact, and left their son Jonathan with burns on 90% of his body.
    — Anna Gordon, TIME, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The two trains collided head-on, causing both to derail and burst into flames.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Off camera, the car burst into flames after the wreck, WFAA reported.
    — Dallas News, 26 May 2022
  • The tree entered the Range Rover, the engine and transmission were severed, and the vehicle burst into flames, Granger said.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The car burst into flames, and officers heard what sounded like two gunshots, Burne said.
    — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The vehicle hit a building and burst into flames, police said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The hotel again burst into flames, and I was pulled underwater.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • The vehicle, meanwhile, had burst into flames and both the car and building were destroyed by the fire, according to the OCSO.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 29 Aug. 2023
  • In April, the show’s 45-foot-tall dragon burst into flames during the performance’s finale.
    — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • The crash happened in the overnight hours in Torrington when the car slammed into a tree, rolled down an embankment and burst into flames, police said.
    — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Two people died on Wednesday when a small plane crashed and burst into flames at a Los Angeles airport.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Shortly after, Schiano crashed into a pole about a mile away and his car burst into flames, Newton said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
  • The nose of a Delta plane burst into flames on Monday, May 6 due to an electrical malfunction, the airline confirms.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
  • Flames leaped into the night sky after the aircraft burst into flames, spilling fuel across the top of the hotel, damaging some upper windows of the seven-story building.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024

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