inferno
noun
in·fer·no
in-ˈfər-(ˌ)nō 
plural infernos
: a place or a state that resembles or suggests hell
the inferno of war
Examples of inferno in a Sentence
By the time help arrived, the fire had grown to a raging inferno.
the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters
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The documentary captures a sheriff’s deputy reminiscing about her car slowing in the middle of an inferno as her tires melted.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
In between those stretches, Minnesota was a blazing inferno, hitting 20 of 35 attempts from beyond the arc to blitz the Lakers in Game 1.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
Tractor crews and hand crews were constructing fire lines to contain the inferno, Pickens County said in an update on its website.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
Sergeant Eshel and the others on duty died in the inferno.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
In between those stretches, Minnesota was a blazing inferno, hitting 20 of 35 attempts from beyond the arc to blitz the Lakers in Game 1.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
Tractor crews and hand crews were constructing fire lines to contain the inferno, Pickens County said in an update on its website.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 24 Mar. 2025
Sergeant Eshel and the others on duty died in the inferno.
—Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inferno
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inferno. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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inferno
noun
in·fer·no
in-ˈfər-nō
plural infernos
: a place or state that resembles or suggests hell especially in great heat or raging fire
Etymology
from Italian inferno "underworld, hell," from Latin infernus (same meaning), from earlier infernus (adjective) "lying beneath, in the lower regions"
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