firestorm

IPA: fˈaɪrstɔrm

noun

  • A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
  • (figurative) An intense or violent altercation.
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Examples of "firestorm" in Sentences

  • The impact of this firestorm is not limited to her personally.
  • McLellan's book and its subsequent firestorm is a bouncer's swift Size 13 in the back.
  • At the same time, Cain showed some staying power in the face of what he termed a "firestorm."
  • While I had no problem killing off Michael, describing what's left of Havenstone after the firestorm is hard for me.
  • Without a doubt the most annoying aspect of this firestorm is the way that it validates a criticism that Atrios makes of the media all the time.
  • A firestorm is whipping across the Canuck blogsphere today over the picture above and I am genuinely curious to know what our readers think the picture is of.
  • In an effort to deal with what he called a "firestorm," Cameron announced a judicial inquiry last week into the media, its behavior, and its links with the police and politicians.

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