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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a fire burned" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the act of a fire consuming fuel and producing heat and light.
Example: "In the distance, a fire burned brightly against the darkening sky, casting flickering shadows on the ground."
Alternatives: "a blaze raged" or "a flame flickered".
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A fire burned softly in an antique grate.
Jurors heard Tuesday that a fire burned intensely after the intruders spread gasoline.
A broad spiral ramp led to the top, where a fire burned at night.
After a fire burned down the new restaurant in June 1986, Ramón reopened 10 blocks away at the current location.
A fire burned through the state's largest illegal tire dump over the weekend, consuming millions of tires.
A fire burned at least 300 homes of several settlements in the province of Callao and left three injured, according to the National Police.
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Typically, a fire burns hottest in the afternoon.
Richard builds a fire, burns his attempts at letters, and feels almost at ease with the memory of his wife.
The owner, Tuscan-born Cristina Ceccatelli Cook, serves homey food in a trim salmon-pink cottage, where a fire burns all winter long in the fireplace.
"If you live in a house and you don't buy reputable insurance and a fire burns it down, it's your fault," he said.
She got the idea from reading a poem about how a fire burns brightest when there's space and air between the logs.
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