How to Use on fire in a Sentence

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• Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.
  — Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
• Her neighbor’s home was on fire, dark smoke billowing from the house.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 22 July 2026
• The Saudi state news agency said one of its tankers had been hit and was on fire.
  — Emily Feng, NPR, 23 July 2026
• Its stickiness meant that no amount of water could stop a body from feeling as if on fire.
  — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
• When the sheriff's office arrived at the scene, the plane was on fire and sinking.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
• Court records show that Willacy beat her, bound her and set her on fire before fleeing.
  — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
• Officials were not able to comment on what prompted the man to set himself on fire.
  — ABC News, 2 July 2026
• Crerand was two when his father, on fire watch at a shipyard, was hit and killed by a Luftwaffe bomb.
  — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 July 2026
• TeraWulf has been on fire, soaring more than 500% over the past year.
  — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 29 June 2026
• Sacramento Fire crews arrived to find a tree, fence and two houses on fire.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
• The music was so good and Emma D’Arcy was, once again, on fire.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
• For him, love was the one essential in a world perpetually on fire.
  — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
• Latin America is on fire and many believe that growth will continue for years to come.
  — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026
• In the DreamBreaker, Dallas was on fire and opened up a huge lead.
  — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• Little League Baseball is on fire even before the big days in Williamsport.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
• During evening blackouts, residents bang pots and pans, take to the streets to protest, or set the trash piling on the streets on fire.
  — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
• An image released by the Coast ​Guard showed the seaplane on fire in the water at the crash site.
  — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 24 July 2026
• The northern part of the country is on fire, and the southern border is being overrun by migrants.
  — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
• Firefighters first received a 911 call about a mattress on fire in the basement.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026
• Even smaller fireworks, like sparklers, burn at very high temperatures and can be hot enough to cause severe burns or set clothing on fire.
  — Parents, 2 July 2026
• The man is then seen lighting the red Corvette on fire but stays at the scene watching the car burn from across the street, according to police.
  — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 31 July 2026
• The couple then allegedly poured gasoline over the vehicle and set it on fire while Koza was still inside.
  — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
• The man told the resident that a neighbor's house was on fire as a distraction, while others walked in and burglarized the house.
  — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
• Jarvis spent nearly three and a half years in state custody after being charged with arson for lighting his stepdad’s three-wheeler on fire.
  — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
• Firefighters arrived to find a semi-truck trailer loaded with toy batteries on fire next to a building.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
• This village at the end of the world, surrounded by the ocean, rivers and pine forests, adds a touch of magic to our story – the same forests that are today on fire.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
• The episode ends on a cliffhanger when 51 answers an emergency call that a storage facility is on fire.
  — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 July 2026
• It would be needed, because Verstappen and Antonelli were on fire in the second half of the race.
  — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• Tuscany has always been a top spot for road riding but has more recently emerged as the world epicenter for gravel riding too, and these trips are on fire.
  — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• Michael Olise, aged 24, is another young player who set the tournament on fire and could serve the country for many years to come.
  — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026