alight

Example Sentences

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They alight in a waterlogged Liverpool and discover the broken social factions that have cropped up in the wake of environmental collapse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

It was set alight in the early hours of Thursday morning in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East, Victoria police said in a statement, describing it as a "suspicious fire".

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

He didn't set the world alight in the Championship, he only got 12 goals, which is pretty poor considering the team ended up getting promoted.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

Luckily, the V & A Dundee museum and Royal Research Ship Discovery offered much more to set my imagination alight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

He struck a match and set the thing alight.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly