ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
… his face all ablaze with excitement.—
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the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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According to Scribner, students at a nearby university put together a float, filled it with books by Luther’s theological opponents, and promptly set it ablaze while singing the popular but controversial song O, poor Judas.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
The attacks unfolded after heavily armed members of the Gran Grif gang stormed the area, opening fire and setting homes ablaze.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
While Lapid’s four previous features, including Synonyms (winner of Berlin’s Golden Bear) and Ahed’s Knee (winner of Cannes’s Jury Prize), explored the push-pull of Israeli identity, Yes sets that question ablaze.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
Homes and cars were set ablaze, Palestinians were pepper-sprayed and at least five people were wounded in the overnight assaults, which took place during the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the agency said.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
The attacks unfolded after heavily armed members of the Gran Grif gang stormed the area, opening fire and setting homes ablaze.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
While Lapid’s four previous features, including Synonyms (winner of Berlin’s Golden Bear) and Ahed’s Knee (winner of Cannes’s Jury Prize), explored the push-pull of Israeli identity, Yes sets that question ablaze.
—Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
Homes and cars were set ablaze, Palestinians were pepper-sprayed and at least five people were wounded in the overnight assaults, which took place during the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan, the agency said.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ablaze
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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