aflame
Example Sentences
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There they were, the happy, four-wheeled couple: Summer on a scooter, cutting through the wind, Brandon tucked behind her on his Colnago bicycle, grinding until his quads were aflame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
His dark eyes are expressive, aflame with passion, but he too often signals surging emotion by turning up the volume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
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
Within three heartbeats the whole pit was aflame.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
