aflame
Example Sentences
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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
When firefighters arrive at the scene, they put out several fireworks that appeared to be aflame on the ground.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Another report released in 2021 found more than 400 hazardous sites are at risk for flooding with sea level rise in California, lingering parts of which are still aflame from wildfires as of this writing.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
Try to imagine how you would feel if you woke up one morning to find the sun shining and all the stars aflame.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
