aflame
Example Sentences
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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
Authorities also displayed video of a fallen tree set aflame in Azusa’s Pioneer Park, just two miles from the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains.
From Los Angeles Times
Videos posted to social media showed the vehicle aflame in front of the hotel's entrance and people being escorted out of the building.
From Salon
“These are hard times, and the world is already aflame. The least we can do is refrain from setting alight some of the world’s sharpest and gentlest creatures.”
From Salon
You don’t even know what spark will set something aflame.
From Los Angeles Times
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