conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən 
Examples of conflagration in a Sentence
The treaty is the latest attempt to resolve the ten-year conflagration.
the historic tavern burned to the ground in a horrible conflagration
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The war has displaced some 100,000 people in the south and forced farmers to leave their land untended, with leaves layered eight inches deep and crops crowded by neck-high thistles — all ready fuel for any conflagration.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The largest conflagration in Northern California — which is poised to grow larger than a LA County fire become the largest wildfire statewide — held steady at 5% containment through two days of firefighters battling the Sites Fire, according to Cal Fire.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
Can Washington, or the world, risk a drift into global conflagration?
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Wildlands are not cities; fuels build up, threatening to stoke uncontrollable conflagrations.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
The largest conflagration in Northern California — which is poised to grow larger than a LA County fire become the largest wildfire statewide — held steady at 5% containment through two days of firefighters battling the Sites Fire, according to Cal Fire.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
Can Washington, or the world, risk a drift into global conflagration?
—Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Wildlands are not cities; fuels build up, threatening to stoke uncontrollable conflagrations.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for conflagration
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conflagration
noun
con·fla·gra·tion
ˌkän-flə-ˈgrā-shən
: a large disastrous fire
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