afire

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In “The Penguin” Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone marks her transition from the dutiful mobster’s demure daughter to a siren afire with vengeance.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

Then, there is allrounder Glenn Maxwell, who set the tournament afire with two stunning knocks.

From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2023

These have been led mostly by youths who chant and light afire the piles of trash clogging the city because of strikes by garbage workers.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Some original structures remain, including a red barn that was set afire during the Civil War, and the Founder’s Cottage, from the mid-1700s, that’s now an Airbnb.

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022

What was this thing that set his brains afire and grabbed at his throat with iron fingers?

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston