set aflame

Example Sentences

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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

After Thursday’s procession, another shorter parade was held at night culminating in a send-off ceremony where the barge was set aflame so the collected spirits could symbolically sail into another realm.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Mr. Vilorio, 24, is pursuing a college degree, an aim continually impeded by chronic asthma so severe that his chest feels set aflame several times each day.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2014

Neither McKim nor Burnham truly believed the fair should be set aflame.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson