blazes
/ (ˈbleɪzɪz) /
slang a euphemistic word for hell
informal (intensifier): to run like blazes; what the blazes are you doing?
go to blazes! slang go to hell!
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How to use blazes in a sentence
Instead of dousing the wild blazes of unregulated capitalism, regulatory policy can pour fuel on the fire.
The Best Regulator? That’s Easy. It’s the Market. | Veronique de Rugy | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut I have a better question: What in blazes does Poland have to do with this anyway?
Take John McCain’s Russia Advice and You Might Get Another Cold War | Michael Tomasky | March 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFleks of cotton rose in the hot air and made little blazes here and there.
Crews tried to contain the blazes, but as the days progressed, the number of fires was simply out of their control.
L.A. Riots Anniversary: 8 Infamous Videos | Brittany Jones-Cooper | April 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOne firefighter was injured while fighting one of the blazes and was taken to a local hospital.
Inside Los Angeles Arson Suspect Harry Burkhart’s Arrest | Christine Pelisek | January 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Here and there chandeliers were being lighted for the concerts, blazes of gaslight flared among the green trees.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetDoubtless the man hurls his thrift into abeyance; and blazes out with conspicuous splendor, on this occasion.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.) | Thomas CarlyleWell, I'm glad you've decided to be cheerful; but what in blazes are you hee-hawing at?
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonIt was July, and there were no golden-red glorious flames and blazes of color such as lingered in Helen's memory.
The Man of the Forest | Zane GreyThe blazes would be set so the great monsters would have to flee toward the city.
The Lost Warship | Robert Moore Williams
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