alight

Example Sentences

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Glory was grinning, her eyes alight with the same kind of mischief he had seen in the Moon Witch.

From Literature

Police said a track switch was set alight near Pesaro, on the Adriatic coast.

From BBC

We alighted with cramped limbs and no idea where we were.

From Literature

Minutes later we are rushed away as the commandos prepare to set the lab alight – destroying the crop, and the chemicals.

From BBC

It was alight with silver; it looked alive, an ancient, breathing thing.

From Literature