How to Use brush fire in a Sentence

brush fire

noun
  • The crash that killed the best friends started a brush fire.
    — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • This is the second brush fire to spark up in the area this week.
    — Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • The smell of smoke from a brush fire in the pasture across the way.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 31 May 2018
  • The residue from house fires contains far more toxins than that of brush fires.
    — Katharine Gammon, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2025
  • What was left of the speedway later was consumed in a brush fire.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In 2005, a small brush fire was traced back to a hot vent from the fire.
    — Matthew Brown and Colleen Slevin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The crash caused a small brush fire to break out, according to police.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Cleveland does have brush fires – a fire that involves a low-growing plant.
    — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The brush fire damaged about 2 acres of land but did not damage any buildings.
    — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • There was also a brush fire on the island of Kea, near Athens.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 19 July 2024
  • What began as a brush fire fused into a single, town-eating front.
    — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Last year, a brush fire forced a group to evacuate from Elysian Park.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The dry conditions are contributing to the brush fires as well.
    — Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The dry, windy weather recently has increased the risk of brush fires.
    — David Harris, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Due to the danger, fire crews had to retreat, and the brush fire continued to pose a threat.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
  • The crash sparked a brush fire that had grown to about 20 acres shortly after nightfall.
    — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • Be aware of a road closure due to a brush fire burning in the riverbed in @CityofSantee.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2020
  • Davis recalls last summer, when brush fires started every week.
    — Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Debris from the engine fell near the runway and ignited a small brush fire on the ground.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Four years later, Henry died in a brush fire on the family farm.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The brush fire was reported in a riverbed near the Plaza Bonita mall.
    — Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 June 2018
  • The brush fire was in a sloping field along Lahainaluna Road.
    — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • This may also lead to a very active brush fire season west of the Rockies this year.
    — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • There was also a small brush fire near the wreckage, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
    — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The brush fire burn is important because Hayes said some trees are harmful to the prairie.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The scene was chaotic as the brush fire burned and firefighters rushed to the scene only to come under heavy fire.
    — Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • The fire department reported that a large, fast-moving brush fire began in the area.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Crews are at the scene of a brush fire near a ranch in the east foothills of San Jose on Monday morning.
    — Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The West fire was the largest of three brush fires that broke out during a sweltering heat wave Friday.
    — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 July 2018
  • The Cedar Basin Fire is a brush fire burning about 14 miles east of Wikieup.
    — Alta Spells and Laura James, CNN, 11 July 2021

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