| One of the major turning points in history was the invention of the printing press, which allowed books and knowledge to spread like wildfire. |
| And to add to the bad times that Omar was going through a rumour had spread like wildfire that he was boycotting national team games. |
| News about the birth and survival of these quintuplets spread like wildfire and they became stars overnight. |
| Despite emergency control measures, the disease spread like wildfire and has quickly become Iraqís biggest outbreak in recent memory. |
| Normally such riots on such an emotive issue would spread like wildfire across the country. |
| Rwandans were relieved and comforted by the guilty verdict, which spread like wildfire. |
