Examples of 'took fire' in a sentence

Meaning of "took fire"

took fire - When someone or something 'took fire', it means that they caught on fire or ignited. This phrase is commonly used to describe a situation where something or someone has been set ablaze

How to use "took fire" in a sentence

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We took fire through the front door.
I was with troops who took fire.
Took fire from both sides.
And the curtains took fire.
Took fire from down here at this intersection.
A few other officers took fire.
She took fire and blew up.
I heard you took fire.
We took fire from his guards.
My sociological imagination took fire.
It took fire to make him move.
That he took fire.
You took fire comin through the door.
And it spit of the flames on he and its feet took fire.
You took fire coming through the door.

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She was heavily straddled and hit and took fire.
Long it took fire in the east.
We immediately took fire.
You took fire coming in.
I understand you took fire in Aceh.
Police took fire down here at the flea market.
They fired on the French and took fire in return.
Took fire and was consumed.
They said they took fire almost every single day.
Took fire rescue two hours to cut through that door.
A few days later MADINA market took fire but nobody knew the origin of it.
And the kilns of Belsen and Buchenwald took fire.
It took fire truck.
In the following battle the Janissary barracks took fire because of a heavy artillery attack.
Our vehicle took fire before we could stop and start firing back.
Against it by a gust of wind, immediately took fire.
The Defiant took fire and the pilot dived it so to put out the flames.
Broke plaintively and her husband's misgivings at once took fire.
The British ship opened fire and took fire in response from the frigates and batteries.
I took fire from the heavens so that man would have knowledge …, to help him grow.
On the way out of the village, we took fire from his guards.
Look, they took fire from right over here.
He never used creeds to clean His servant ; He took fire off the altar.
Our strike team took fire from five guns, but there are probably six.
And … a few other officers took fire.
She took fire from the British ships and aircraft, but was not damaged.
Fighters responded, but the awacs took fire before we could pull it out.
The Canadians took fire from every direction from cannons, rockets and small arms fire.
The Professor 's imagination took fire at this hypothesis.
It took fire 20 minutes to get him out of the car.
The next spring, massively reinforced, he took fire and sword across Central Asia.
It took fire crews several hours to bring the fire under control [… ].
Soon after taking the position, the squad took fire from a German position opposite them.
Uh, at which point we called for backup. We immediately took fire.
My imagination took fire at the idea, and I wrote my Hymne a Victor Hugo.

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