fire-retardant

Definitions

Examples

• But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?

• The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.

• Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.

• Maybe Mary is being more realistic about a second marriage—but is it too much to ask for a little fire?

• A fire that he insists is only picking up pace, according to top-secret intelligence briefings.

• "A camp-fire would hardly flash and die out like that, Sarge," he answered thoughtfully.

• She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.

• The fire had been heaped over with earth—to screen it from prying eyes, I suppose, while the good work went on.

• But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.

• The men, whose poniards his sword parried, had recourse to fire-arms, and two pistols were fired at him.