aflame

Example Sentences

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Andersen’s stay at Gad’s Hill has rarely set professional Dickensians aflame.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

When a SpaceX rocket failure set the skies aflame over western Europe last February, no-one was sure if the debris was also polluting our atmosphere.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Videos posted to social media showed the vehicle aflame in front of the hotel's entrance and people being escorted out of the building.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2025

In March 2023, the producers of Amazon’s holiday movie “Candy Cane Lane,” starring Eddie Murphy, were determined to set a 15-foot fir aflame for a scene, according to court papers filed in a recent lawsuit.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024

The only reliable signs were the black plumes of smoke from the dredges and the ever-present scent of burning leaves from slash piles set aflame by workers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson