How to Use fiery in a Sentence

fiery

adjective
  • He was killed in a fiery crash.
  • Their flawed reasoning and fiery rhetoric made this an easy thing to do.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
  • From a fiery red to moody dark blues and greens, you’re bound to be drawn to one of its 15 cool shades.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 29 Dec. 2022
  • When Jeremiah’s speech concluded, Birchett stepped up to the podium and gave a fiery speech.
    Wes Enzinna, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • Diggs, minutes after tears left streaks on his face, stood before teammates and delivered a fiery speech.
    Adam Kilgore, Ben Strauss and Mark Maske, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • North Korea could respond with more fiery rhetoric or weapons tests or other provocation, some observers say.
    Time, 26 Dec. 2022
  • There are some freaky moments (a floating dead boy tap-tap-tapping on an upstairs window gives you the willies) and a fiery finale at a drive-in that’s pure popcorn fun.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • All the better to accessorize with an ombré stack of Swarovski stones graduated from candlelight yellow to a fiery red.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The very next day, at Dries Van Noten, yellow and magenta mascara was brushed onto the lashes, creating a fiery effect.
    Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Expect more fiery debates: Adoption of the rules are often a below-the-radar exercise designed to make sure the House operates smoothly over the next two years.
    Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Hello Beautiful is a love story and a family drama, in which a young man—with no small amount of baggage—falls for a fiery woman and her sisters, eternally attached at the hip.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The fiery crash shut the bridge down for more than 24 hours.
    Mark Osborne, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Who else needs a gin and tonic to cool down from Scott's fiery words?
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Could this fiery look be a visual beacon of what's to come?
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Trump telephoned his adversary, and the two had a fiery back-and-forth.
    David Freedlander, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • For years, most of the fiery rhetoric has been coming from North Korea.
    Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The pitch-black night sky lit up in fiery hues of crimson and tangerine.
    Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
  • At the end of the 45-second clip, the fiery shower appears to dissipate and die off.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Dried chiles are smoky, fiery and critical to the success of this dish.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Most Popular For a fiery spin on the glazed nail trend, opt for a red metallic shade.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In the months since, A-listers have duly been championing the fiery shade on the red carpet.
    Alex Kessler, Vogue, 19 July 2023
  • The Barbie actress wore her fiery hair down and in loose waves and wore bold jewels from Tiffany & Co.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • His fiery State of the Union address should have eased many viewers’ concerns.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The Rangers went on to win 4-3 after Chris Kreider scored a power play goal late on in the fiery contest.
    Jacob Lev, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
  • In his art, Reva channels that fury, fiery as the burst of sparks that fly from his welding torch.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • More recently, she's been seen with fiery red curls on the picket lines.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Out with the quick-witted rabbit and in with the auspicious, fiery dragon for 2024.
    Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Zoë Kravitz Zoë Kravitz was seeing red in this fiery slipdress.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
  • This stylish, warm coat comes in a variety of rich hues, from emerald green, to fiery red, black and grey.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Pugh looks regal in a pearl lace headpiece, while Josh Brolin stands in the fiery remnants of a bloody battle.
    Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023

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