aflame
Example Sentences
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But the action is nullified by the fact that Ono assumes the stoic posture of the Buddhist monks seen in the news at the time setting themselves aflame in protest of the Vietnam War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Andersen’s stay at Gad’s Hill has rarely set professional Dickensians aflame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
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
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 ● Jan. 2, 2025
But his face was still aflame, and that’s when he told me, ‘Mami, last night, He came and spoke to me, Christ spoke to me.’
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
