aglow
Example Sentences
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When it was over, I felt oddly aglow and weightless.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
At night, far from shore, more stars flickered than he’d ever noticed, and he was awestruck by the way phosphorescent creatures set the waves aglow.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
Below deck, aglow with the light of a dozen computer monitors, is the Combat Information Centre.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2024
Adding to this trio of celestial jewels, a waxing crescent moon will be aglow with light from the Earth shortly after sunset.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
Hensen’s field just outside of town was aglow with hanging lanterns strung from one booth to the next.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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