eternal flame
noun
: a small fire that is kept burning as a symbol to show that something will never end
light an eternal flame
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The choreography was impeccable, the setting majestic, as the leaders of France and Britain made their way up the Champs-Elysées this week to pay their respects at the eternal flame beneath the Arc de Triomphe.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
After conducting the flag-folding ceremony, members of the Honor Guard removed their caps and placed them around the grave’s eternal flame, newly lit by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The eternal flame now emerged from the center of a five-foot-long circular stone above a sea of Cape Cod granite.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
If coupled up already, use this eternal flame to fan the spark between you.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
At one point Macron and Bach posed for photographers, shaking hands next to an eternal flame with a statue of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the Frenchman who founded the modern Olympics, looming behind them.
—Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
An eternal flame that began burning in Paris more than 100 years ago made its way to the U.S. in honor of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that became a major turning point during World War II.
—Fox News, 7 June 2024
An eternal flame memorial sits in a small pool, illuminating a black granite honor roll that includes names of Milwaukee County residents who have died while serving in the U.S. military.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
With global culture still shaped by the uniquely American idea that youth is the ultimate virtue, pop music itself is like that flash in the pan that endlessly switches pans to keep the eternal flame of youth burning.
—Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2024
After conducting the flag-folding ceremony, members of the Honor Guard removed their caps and placed them around the grave’s eternal flame, newly lit by former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
The eternal flame now emerged from the center of a five-foot-long circular stone above a sea of Cape Cod granite.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
If coupled up already, use this eternal flame to fan the spark between you.
—Kyle Thomas, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
At one point Macron and Bach posed for photographers, shaking hands next to an eternal flame with a statue of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the Frenchman who founded the modern Olympics, looming behind them.
—Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 19 July 2024
An eternal flame that began burning in Paris more than 100 years ago made its way to the U.S. in honor of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that became a major turning point during World War II.
—Fox News, 7 June 2024
An eternal flame memorial sits in a small pool, illuminating a black granite honor roll that includes names of Milwaukee County residents who have died while serving in the U.S. military.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2024
With global culture still shaped by the uniquely American idea that youth is the ultimate virtue, pop music itself is like that flash in the pan that endlessly switches pans to keep the eternal flame of youth burning.
—Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
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“Eternal flame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eternal%20flame. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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