Examples of 'went up in flames' in a sentence
Meaning of "went up in flames"
This phrase is used to describe a situation where something, such as a building or object, catches fire and is completely destroyed by the flames. It suggests a rapid and destructive fire that consumes everything it comes into contact with
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- simple past tense of go up in flames
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went up in flames
The elaborate set went up in flames within minutes.
You being on the scene right before it went up in flames.
The place went up in flames twice as a fire tower.
And all at once the car went up in flames.
Every word went up in flames when you torched the theater.
And how their dreams of escape went up in flames.
This building went up in flames three times.
Be grateful it was only your church that went up in flames.
Centuries of history went up in flames before our eyes.
In that fire a part of the copperplates went up in flames.
Nearest hospital went up in flames a month ago.
And it was only a matter of time before he went up in flames.
When death arrived it went up in flames and burned itself.
Just a box was unloaded at your house and it went up in flames.
Their reputation went up in flames in one afternoon.
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And the clothes she was wearing went up in flames.
The helicopter went up in flames on the other side of a small ridge.
An abandoned industrial garment warehouse went up in flames tonight.
He went up in flames with the ship.
He torched his place and went up in flames with it.
The bus went up in flames and a soldier guarding it was severely wounded.
You said the entire boat went up in flames.
He literally went up in flames in that helicopter.
Both the truck and car went up in flames.
His clothes went up in flames and he died a few days later.
The car and the money went up in flames.
The town went up in flames as residents protested the joining of two municipalities.
The van you hit went up in flames.
He went up in flames.
It seems like they went up in flames too.
Hundreds of homes and hundreds of thousands of acres of land went up in flames.
When that car went up in flames.
Does not explain why he was painted red before a house went up in flames.
His home just went up in flames.
Another hangar and about forty training aircraft in it went up in flames.
The hex bag went up in flames.
Greco was able to exit the plane before it went up in flames.
The barge went up in flames.
It must have been a shock to hear it went up in flames.
Our house went up in flames.
Soon after everyone was safe the car went up in flames.
The ship went up in flames.
People were running as the place went up in flames.
I would rather you went up in flames than put out your cigarette.
Seven attack and cargo planes went up in flames.
Guy went up in flames.
The whole place almost went up in flames.
Mom went up in flames.
It was like the guy just went up in flames.
She went up in flames.
