aflame

Example Sentences

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Andersen’s stay at Gad’s Hill has rarely set professional Dickensians aflame.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 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

No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 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

It was still aflame, only now against a backdrop of Illinois shanties.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros