aflame
Example Sentences
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With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Niño, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Already social media is aflame with anger about privatized youth programs and the financial barriers to entry, both legitimate dilemmas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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
Manderley stood out like an enchanted house, every window aflame, the grey walls coloured by the falling stars.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
