alight
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The blonde executive assistant to the president was then mentioned by a Democratic senate hopeful, in comments that set the internet alight -- and incensed the White House.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
England have struggled to set this World Cup alight since overcoming Croatia 4-2 in their first group game.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
When the calèche stopped, the driver jumped down and held out his hand to assist me to alight.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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
He never alights on an answer, but the search has prompted some of his best music to date.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
When Evelyn finally tells Gong Gong who Becky really is, his face alights with wonder, repeating the Chinese word for girlfriend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The female alights on the top of a dead tree, panting from fatigue and fear.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
While I was visiting Cindy a few days later, a young cardinal alighted at the feeder and met our gaze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
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
Kehaar had alighted on the middle of the thing, and was snapping away at something white.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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
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
Leonardo’s mind, obsessed with the engineering of flying, was always in flight, alighting on higher and higher branches of knowledge and forever challenging the limits of how far he could soar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
The roof of the main building was alive with the alighting and departure of helicopters.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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