How to Use fiery in a Sentence

fiery

adjective
  • He was killed in a fiery crash.
  • The fiery crash shut the bridge down for more than 24 hours.
    — Mark Osborne, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The tone of the bodice of the look was contrasted with a fiery red skirt.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 24 Oct. 2024
  • From a fiery red to moody dark blues and greens, you’re bound to be drawn to one of its 15 cool shades.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Who else needs a gin and tonic to cool down from Scott's fiery words?
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
  • And of course, the hero color is a fiery shade called Jolene Red.
    — Hedy Phillips, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • And there’s a fiery debate within the team—go or don’t go.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Could this fiery look be a visual beacon of what's to come?
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Trump telephoned his adversary, and the two had a fiery back-and-forth.
    — David Freedlander, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • For years, most of the fiery rhetoric has been coming from North Korea.
    — Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Six students and their coach were killed in the fiery wreck along FM 1788, east of Andrews.
    — Wire Reports, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2022
  • This striking piece was on display in a deep brown hue and a fiery red.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The couple were among five people who were injured in the fiery crash.
    — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2022
  • The pitch-black night sky lit up in fiery hues of crimson and tangerine.
    — Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
  • At the end of the 45-second clip, the fiery shower appears to dissipate and die off.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Dried chiles are smoky, fiery and critical to the success of this dish.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Hues range from fiery reds and oranges to soft beiges and graphic black-and-white pieces.
    — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Heche was involved in a fiery car crash on Aug. 5 that left her in a week-long coma.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Their flawed reasoning and fiery rhetoric made this an easy thing to do.
    — Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Not surprisingly, the PROs had a fiery response to the move.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 June 2022
  • Most Popular For a fiery spin on the glazed nail trend, opt for a red metallic shade.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Murphy said in a fiery speech late Tuesday as news spread of the Texas massacre.
    — Hartford Courant, 25 May 2022
  • Andreev spoke on the same day that Biden denounced Putin in a fiery speech in Warsaw.
    — Bloomberg.com, 26 Mar. 2022
  • In the months since, A-listers have duly been championing the fiery shade on the red carpet.
    — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 19 July 2023
  • Tobacco is often the place where all of the fiery debate comes to rest.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The Barbie actress wore her fiery hair down and in loose waves and wore bold jewels from Tiffany & Co.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • His fiery State of the Union address should have eased many viewers’ concerns.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The Rangers went on to win 4-3 after Chris Kreider scored a power play goal late on in the fiery contest.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The other work by Ravel, Tzigane, is a fiery, virtuosic showcase for the violinist in the style of a Hungarian rhapsody.
    — Jane Levere, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Whether donning blue-green box braids, a striking yellow, or a fiery red wig, the eight-time Olympic medalist has made her hair an extension of her personality — fearless, dynamic and authentically Jamaican.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Mar. 2025

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