aflame

Example Sentences

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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

Video footage of the plane’s takeoff showed the General Electric engine aflame before the jet crashed in an industrial area just beyond the runway at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The saganaki, set aflame tableside by the waiter, makes for an unforgettable appetizer — and the menu only gets better from there.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

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 • Jan. 13, 2025

First my eyes, then hair, then down my limbs, until even my toes and fingers felt they were aflame.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson