in a/the blaze

Frequency: 8.818.0 per million words

Used to indicate that something was located within a fire.

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Examples (10)

  • The antiques were destroyed in a blaze last year.
  • Tragically, several pets were trapped in the blaze at the animal shelter.
  • All the historical records were lost in the blaze that gutted the city archive.
  • The entire warehouse and its contents went up in a blaze.
  • A firefighter risked his life to save a child caught in the blaze.
  • Valuable artwork is believed to have perished in the blaze at the museum.
  • He lost all his cherished memories in the blaze that destroyed his home.
  • Without proper fire safety, this historic building could be lost in a blaze.
  • The old factory was completely consumed in a blaze started by faulty wiring.
  • Miraculously, the fireproof safe protected the documents that were in the blaze.