ablaze
adjective or adverb
1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
… his face all ablaze with excitement.—
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the entire block was ablaze by the time firefighters arrived
that night the ballroom, ablaze with light, looked very different from the curtained room it usually was by day
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The first attack took place on May 8, when a Toyota vehicle formerly owned by Starmer was set ablaze.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Following this attack, violence broke out across the Northern Irish city, with cars being lit on fire and immigrants being chased from homes that had been set ablaze.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
While a bus was lit on fire in Belfast, a police car in the town of Portadown was set ablaze as sporadic pockets of disorder broke out into other parts of Northern Ireland.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 10 June 2026
Lush and green in summer; ablaze in oranges, reds, and yellow for fall; dusted with snow in winter; or brimming with wildflower blooms in spring, the Smokies are stunning in every season.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
Following this attack, violence broke out across the Northern Irish city, with cars being lit on fire and immigrants being chased from homes that had been set ablaze.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
While a bus was lit on fire in Belfast, a police car in the town of Portadown was set ablaze as sporadic pockets of disorder broke out into other parts of Northern Ireland.
—Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 10 June 2026
Lush and green in summer; ablaze in oranges, reds, and yellow for fall; dusted with snow in winter; or brimming with wildflower blooms in spring, the Smokies are stunning in every season.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ablaze
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“Ablaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ablaze. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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ablaze
adjective1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or bright color
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