Sentence examples for lights a flare from inspiring English sources

A profane statement such as that lights a flare of questions.

It's like lighting a flare.

Police arrested five people for wearing masks, which is illegal, and one person for lighting a flare.

Western Sydney Wanderers were under the same threat when their fans lit a flare during last weekend's Sydney derby.

Around day 14 I saw a ship, lit a flare and thought I'd been seen – but it just went right on by.

Though Lee lost in the final, he took down tournament favourite Jesus Gonzales of the United States en route, and in so doing lit a flare in the imagination of Steward that would have remarkable consequences.

Fans light a flare at a rally near the Interior Ministry.

Climb on a garbage truck, light a flare, wave an Algerian flag in a cop's face each one of these tactics seemed to do the trick.

Climb on a rubbish truck, light a flare, wave an Algerian flag in a cop's face – each one of them seemed to do the trick.

What tended to happen is this: Someone would light a flare canister and hold it up in a heroic pose, there would be a small cheer from the crowd as if something had actually happened, and that person would then be instantly mobbed by a frantic phalanx of photographers trying to document something exciting.

In olden days, being a football fan was about wearing an £800 coat on the terraces and going to Tranmere away and lighting a flare, and having weepy late-night conversations with your wife about how much you'd managed to spend on pies, beer and shouting in one calendar year.