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aflame

[uh-fleym] / əˈfleɪm /


ADJECTIVE
afire
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
blazing
Synonyms








Example Sentences

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Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firefighters arrived to find a home in shambles, with walls collapsed, windows blown out and parts still aflame.

From Los Angeles Times

Both then suddenly explode and are seen aflame.

From Los Angeles Times

The saganaki, set aflame tableside by the waiter, makes for an unforgettable appetizer — and the menu only gets better from there.

From Salon

Another report released in 2021 found more than 400 hazardous sites are at risk for flooding with sea level rise in California, lingering parts of which are still aflame from wildfires as of this writing.

From Salon