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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Within hours, the fire set thousands of acres ablaze, reported Arizona Central, a part of the USA TODAY Network.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The man accused of setting the Pennsylvania governor's mansion ablaze over the weekend was out on bail stemming from a 2023 domestic assault case.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Strikes hit journalists and homes The strike outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis about 2 a.m. set the media tent ablaze, killing Yousef al-Faqawi, a reporter for the Palestine Today news website, and another man, according to hospital officials.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
None of the actors voice alarm that the United States Constitution is ablaze, like passengers on the Titanic competing for a first-class berth while ignoring the iceberg.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The man accused of setting the Pennsylvania governor's mansion ablaze over the weekend was out on bail stemming from a 2023 domestic assault case.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Strikes hit journalists and homes The strike outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis about 2 a.m. set the media tent ablaze, killing Yousef al-Faqawi, a reporter for the Palestine Today news website, and another man, according to hospital officials.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
None of the actors voice alarm that the United States Constitution is ablaze, like passengers on the Titanic competing for a first-class berth while ignoring the iceberg.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
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 26 May. 2025.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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