How to Use ball of fire in a Sentence

ball of fire

noun phrase
  • Steve Walker, who lives nearby, felt the impact and rushed outside to find a ball of fire.
    — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Suddenly, a brilliant ball of fire engulfed the shuttle.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The video, captured by an airport camera, showed the engine come off the plane in a ball of fire as the jet raced down the runway.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • Dutch Fork rising senior Jaden Wuerth is a physical ball of fire coming off the line, but the matchup was a real battle for the young tackle.
    — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Imagery in the report shows the engine and its pylon detaching and flying up into the air in a ball of fire almost immediately after takeoff.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Three days after a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted into a deadly ball of fire in an industrial part of Louisville, Kentucky, investigators are piecing together evidence in a slow search for answers.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • With more than 38,000 gallons of fuel on board the cargo flight bound for Hawaii, the crash created a massive ball of fire – punctuated by smaller explosions from flammable material on the ground – and sent a towering plume of thick black smoke into the sky.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025

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