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Example sentences for "like fire"

  • For the raising of the mighty foundation thus have I burned up straight, 42 like fire have I burned up (and) have delivered the oracle.

  • I shall certainly destroy them all, like fire destroying a heap of straw.

  • Since I have heard of Dhananjaya's entry, grief is consuming my heart, like fire consuming a heap of dry grass, I see that all the kings of the earth with the ruler of the Sindhus amongst them, are affected by evil destiny.

  • Hatred is like fire; it makes even light rubbish deadly.

  • Zeal is like fire; it needs both feeding and= 15 =watching.

  • Knowledge always desires increase; it is like fire, which must first be kindled by some external agent, but which will afterwards propagate itself.

  • Love, like fire, cannot subsist without continual motion, and ceases to exist as soon as it ceases to hope or fear.

  • E’en now the maidens may be found Within the sacrificial ground: Each vow is vowed and prayed each prayer, And they, like fire, are shining there.

  • In vain, in vain the soft wind brings Sweet blossoms on his balmy wings; Delicious from his native snow, To me like fire he seems to glow.

  • Now ere the saint resolve to bring Destruction on each living thing, Let us appease, while yet we may, Him bright as fire, like fire to slay.

  • Love resides in a man's will; nevertheless it is not inflamed in the will itself, but in the understanding; for in the will it is like fire, and in the understanding like flame.

  • The reason why zeal is like the ardent fire of love is, because zeal is of love, which is spiritual heat, and this in its origin is like fire.

  • Then I rose up like fire, and fire-like roared.

  • I will rise up like fire, proud and triumphant That Florence knew you thoroughly and by me, And so was saved.

  • You would grow as a natural tree, Stand as a rock, soar up like fire.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    but her; felt bound; like animal; like another; like appearance; like bodies; like character; like creatures; like effect; like everybody; like fire; like fruit; like herself; like manner; like myself; like order; like processes; like sort; like teeth; like them; like tone; like unto; like what; like you very much; likely enough; perhaps from