alight
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Witnesses said the fire may have been started by a power line that fell and set scrubland alight but there was no official confirmation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The cathedral, set alight in the overnight attacks, was almost completely destroyed during World War II and rebuilt only in the 1990s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
A peroxide Bradford blond with round glasses and cheese-cutter hat, he set the art world alight in the 1960s, and packed out art galleries more than half a century later.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He found a city rebuilding itself: a functioning airport, paved roads some lined with restaurants and street lighting keeping once-feared neighbourhoods alight after dark.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
And because he had trained her so well, she could not alight without his whistle.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Lindsay Hale’s husband, Kai, has been dead for only 12 weeks when she alights in a cold winter landscape that she no longer recognizes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
McCartney’s musical time machine eventually alights on “Salesman Saint,” a reference to his father, Jim Mac, who died in 1976.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
When a butterfly briefly alights on a flower, fast action is essential.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
He never alights on an answer, but the search has prompted some of his best music to date.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
He sees the thank-you note first—“Awwww, Jupes!”—but when his gaze alights on the bracelet, the smile falls from his face and he looks at you.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Rangers' search for a replacement quickly alighted upon Gerrard, who was of interest to club's American owners in the summer, before a number of issues resulted in him withdrawing from the running.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025
It seems Gudegast and his cast of characters alighted for Europe with only a few ideas in place, and the tapestry of this world is not woven as tightly as the original.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Not surprisingly, by the time that the couple alighted at the Astrodome in 1974, they were headed for divorce proceedings.
From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2024
However, five Chinese coast guard personnel, three of them armed with steel batons, followed by boat, alighted on the islet and ordered the fishermen to leave.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
It kicked out its legs, turned its wings and alighted in the water, floating as lightly as a cork.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Earlier this year, China’s social media was alit with videos of jobless university graduates visiting temples to seek the blessings of the gods.
From Reuters ● Sep. 30, 2023
Just as the animal was nearly out of sight, it flew back upriver, alit on the water, and floated back down—over and over again.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023
More than 75,000 spectators attended the Matildas’ quarterfinal victory and the Sydney Opera House was alit in the yellow and green team colors.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
But of all the miracle works performed by the McDonald Corporation, you have alit upon two of the finest.
From Fox News ● Sep. 3, 2020
Colonel Murphy ascended to the podium, looking as strong as ever, his eyes still alit with a sense of purpose.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
A premise that had sounded a bit ridiculous—a trout mistaking my cast for an alighting insect—had been proven real.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Transport officials urged fans to travel by tram to St Peter's Square and Victoria but to avoid alighting at Deansgate.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
Visitors never forgot the roar of the big birds alighting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Neither are his players, some of whom began their careers at higher-profile destinations before alighting to Pitt in search of opportunity.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Gladys's gaze wandered around the room, taking in the clutter of new toys before alighting fondly on the shelf.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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