aflame
Example Sentences
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The strikes hit gas and oil storage facilities including at a power plant in Abha and left the major refinery at Jazan aflame and offline, Saudi Arabia said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
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
