enkindling

Example Sentences

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He ran the match crackling along the underside of the table and fell to enkindling his cigar.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

These men saw with exultation the enkindling of a spirit of liberty in the Iberian Peninsula.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher

He had the cool judgment, she the enkindling enthusiasm.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Gentlemen, it is with honest pride and fresh inspiration that we gather once a year to revive our enkindling story.

From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various

Time flies rapidly and carries with it, at every moment, a spark of the enkindling fires of love.

From The Barber of Paris by Kock, Charles Paul de