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

Plutarch's Lives of Ancient Heroes has perhaps been more influential than any other uninspired book in invigorating genius and in enkindling a passion for great achievements.

From Henry IV, Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

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

Thus ending, on the shrine he heap'd a spire Of teeming sweets, enkindling sacred fire; Anon he stain'd the thick and spongy sod With wine, in honour of the shepherd-god.

From Endymion A Poetic Romance by Keats, John

It is always through that Word, as we have already shown, that the Spirit of God operates on the sinful heart, enkindling penitence and begetting faith in Christ.

From The Way of Salvation in the Lutheran Church by Rhodes, M. (Mosheim)