How to Use wildfire in a Sentence

wildfire

noun
  • The recent wildfires were made worse by the strong winds.
  • Most of the area is at very high risk of wildfire.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Here's what to know about the wildfires.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The wildfire has burned one acre of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The wildfire has burned three acres of private land.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That’s not a great combo with a biome known for wildfires.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Hot, dry weather is a recipe for wildfires.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The wildfire has been burning on state land for less than an hour.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • This year’s wildfire season brings a huge threat of big blazes.
    — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2022
  • And that group took off like a wildfire and spread all over the country.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The deal called for wildfire resilience costs to be paid from those funds.
    — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
  • All active wildfires are shown.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The wildfire has been burning on private land for two hours.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The wildfire has been burning on private land for five days.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The wildfire has been burning on private land for four hours.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The wildfire has been burning on private land for six months.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • In a wildfire, that car might be your only lifeline.
    — Gio Insignares, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • State wildfire mapping planes showed the fire spread 17 acres.
    — Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Where is the wildfire in Georgia?
    — Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Pruitt chalks this up to the abundance of wildfires and droughts that plague the West.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2023

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