ablaze
Example Sentences
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For example, the Fairmont the Palm hotel in Dubai that was set ablaze early in the war was insured against terrorism and sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter.
The nationwide unrest in September saw the parliament and government offices set ablaze and led to Oli's ouster.
From Barron's
The oil wells set ablaze in Kuwait in the 1990s during the first Gulf War took months to extinguish and released an estimated 130 to 400 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
From Barron's
One of the ships, a foreign tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil, was ablaze in Iraqi waters.
The two tankers were set ablaze near Iraq's southern port of Basra, forcing a pause of operations at the country's oil terminals.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
